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.
@cehowardGS - Congrats on your high end speeds, it sounds like you're really burning it up out there. For me to see >30MPH I need to be going downhill with the wind at my back, mostly due to all the extra 'cargo' that I carry on my engine.
I average speeds of 15.58 moving, 14.32 overall (Counting time spent at lights). I'm more interested in my average moving speed as it better reflects my effort than the overall. On a good day I'll average mid to high 16's. It all evens out as I tend to ride slower in the morning and then light it up on my way home in the afternoon.