Originally Posted by
skycyclepilot
Good grief people, this isn't rocket science. If you go out on a normal day, take a ten mile ride at your normal pace, returning from where you started, then punch the button on your trip computer, what does it say your average speed was??? On my last ride, it was 12.35 MPH. Unless I push it, or piddle around on my ride, I'll be within one MPH of that every time. Gee, I'm sorry I asked. I expect semantics if I ask a political question, but not over something as simple as this. I hope it's just a Monday morning thing!
You really need more qualifiers for meaningful answers.
I've proposed a standard for average speed questions but it's never gotten any traction. I call it "googles". Google Maps with the bicycle option gives a rough estimate of how long it takes an average person on a bike to go a given route. It takes into account at least the elevation and traffic lights, and who knows what else. Time yourself on the route including stops and compare it to the google expected route time. I am typically 1.5 googles, meaning I'm 1.5 times as fast as the google estimates.