I ride on my own most of the time and don't use a bike computer so I really have no yardstick by which to say how fast/slow I am.

When I have ridden with a group of road riders I know, not too long ago, I once hit 24/25 mph for a very short distance, but I couldn't keep it up for very long and suspect my moving average is around 14/15 mph based on the time I take to complete a 30 mile loop I do quite regularly.

The point is that I enjoy the type of rides I do and am not worried about whether I am fast or slow. What I do know is that I am slower than I was years ago and faster than I will be into the long-term future.

I haven't been able to ride for seven months due to a leg injury and complications and suspect I may be slower when I do start riding again, hopefully by the end of the month, but I'll just be glad to be riding again.