Originally Posted by
dynaryder
I had a friend who was a former CAT2 racer. When my friends were riding around the city,we'd be on road bikes and hybrids and he'd be on something weird like a full suspension folder or a SS cruiser. At will,he could drop every one of us like an anchor.
Nothing wrong with the OP's speed over that course. You want faster? Pedal harder,and ride more.
Like I said, there is a limit to what we individually can do. No amount of training will make you like Lance Armstrong.
I used to pedal at 14mph avg. Bike setup now makes me 16.5mph where I have been for a while now. No matter how many times I hear "pedal harder", I will probably never break 18mph on the paths I routine ride.
Of course, how fast you pedal is just an arbitrary number. But I find going faster is a whole lot more fun and is something to motivate me. Otherwise I wouldn't even use a bike computer and just ride. Nothing wrong with that either.