Originally Posted by
mcours2006
Is this not a logical assumption? Beginner tend to ride slower and also shorter distances. Sure, one can ride 100 kph at 20 km/h, and one can certainly ride 35 kph for 50 km. But it's uncommon as I imagine not many are interested in doing 20 kph for five hours, or doing a fast ride for an hour unless that's part of the training.
I didn't say anything about beginners and have been riding road bikes for 39 years. Beginner is your assumption. You did exactly what mentioned in my previous post.
Just because I can't hold a 22 MPH pace doesn't mean that I can't ride a metric century. The same is true of many people I ride with. Not only am I capable of riding 100km at 17MPH, I and many of the people I ride with are quite happy to do so.
Just because we are not fast doesn't mean we are beginners.
-Tim-