Originally Posted by
robow
You've got this forum confused with the "Road Cycling" section. I've always found it refreshing that most people on this forum are pretty honest and straight forward with their speeds and distances covered. Many on here will admit that they only average 10 mph fully loaded and most topics here are looking for a lower gear and not a higher one. Just my take anyway.
Yeah, some power riders on the forum but most accept going slow if loaded. IMHO this is a good reason to go metric, averaging 16-19 kph sounds better than 10-12 mph. I'm not as fit as before but I'm pretty sure current slow speed due to heavy weight/aero drag of Disc Trucker/panniers.
