Originally Posted by
John_V
On my Saturday club rides, there are several "avid" cyclists that can't hold a 15 mph pace for any length of time. There are even some who can't even get to 15 mph, so we all ride at the pace of the slowest rider; which many times is 10-12 mph. These rides gives us all a chance to socialize during the 22 mile ride. Some of these riders have been riding for 20+ years and commute to work but never found the need to haul butt or just don't have the right bike for speed.
My wife and I are "avid" cyclers, if by avid you include people who just like to ride several times a week. We never race and don't do pace lines. We probably average about 14mph (16-18 on flat roads, up and down on city streets and hills) But we ride more than most people we know. On the other hand, we don't have 5 or 6 bikes.
We are considering road bikes (our current bikes are cyclocross) and may kick up the pace a bit with them.