Originally Posted by
cehowardGS
All my commutes are on vintage road bikes. Since I have to merge in with rush hour traffic a lot, I have to move quickly. On my 79 Raleigh Competition GS, I have a computer. I have been noticing when I was leaving work, on a slight decline I am pushing 31/33 mph. I got a thrill out moving to the left lane in passing a slower moving car., . Closer to home on a flat section I am up to around 23 mph..
I have to take the full lane a lot of times on my commute, and traffic is moving quite fast.
Most of the time my speed is around 15-18mph, so I could say that is my average speed.
I have no idea how fast I'm actually moving during my commute. I don't have any kind of speedo/computer on the bike. I do things the old fashioned way. "OK.....It's 20 miles....and it took 1.5 hours to do the commute.....that's about 13.5 mph". Of course, that timespan includes time spent sitting at traffic lights and stop signs.
So, how fast am I really going? Fast enough to sweat and breathe hard.