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Old 07-16-13 | 02:31 PM
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Originally Posted by pallen
I guess that gets down to what you mean by "average". I'm talking about the distance traveled divided by the time you were out. Yes, flat cruising without a headwind is often around 23 and up, but there's also points where we wait to regroup and slow spin a bit after a sprint, etc. that bring the total average down.
an example where average is not a very good metric:




The average for this group ride was 23mph. But the top speed was almost 34 mph, peak 5 minutes almost 29 mph, and peak 30 minutes 26mph.

The warm up and cool down distorts the average.
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