Thread: Increasing speed/shortening commute time?
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Old 06-25-15 | 10:50 AM
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Originally Posted by gregf83
You just need some extra roads without stop signs
The only way I'm increasing my average speed from 14 mph to 28 mph is to hire a world class cyclist to do it for me.

There's only a 2 mph average difference between my Dutch bike and my road bike. I'm sure that there would be a bigger difference on long uninterrupted flat roads, but my commute is stop and go with lots of hills.
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