Do you know your rolling average speed for a 10-15 mile ride with rolling hills? (No huge hills but some hills that may be 4% -5% grade)

If it's a Peformance Bike beginner group ride, the one that I do, normally averages between 10-11 mph. But we do have one hill that probably averages about a 10% grade (for the actual hill part), but it's not very long. It's weird when you drope the hamer at 400 watts (estimated), and you're only doing 5-6 mph. But we do take a good number of rests to regroup, as it is a no-drop ride.

Here's the Strava info for the ride starting in Cary, NC.

Chances are a beginner ride will feel like a recovery ride to you. If you want it to be more of a challenge, take the hybrid. You'll probably see other cyclists on hybrids at the ride.

A beginner ride will be good for learning the signals for group riding. Chance are you won't see any pacelines forming at beginner rides. If you use the A-B-C-D system where D is beginner, A-B are the Cat racers, C is where you'll probably see your first pacelines forming, and those will be loose compared to the A-B groups.

GH