Originally Posted by
sbs z31
I have notice that as it gets colder here in MN my average speed is slowly decreasing. Is this normal? I should add that I have been cycling for only 5mos and average anywhere from 17.5mph-18.5mph on my 8mi commute but now it seems like I'm barely breaking 17mph avs.
I know this thread is dead, but oh well.
My own speeds on cold winter mornings vary by day - it doesn't make any sense to me. I even got off my bike to check tire pressure a few times, convinced I had a flat because pedaling was so difficult. I think it came down to dense air, wind, and I might have been tired from my workout the night before.
And for the sake of consistency:
Help, help, I'm being repressed! Did you see him repressing me? You saw it, didn't you!