Originally Posted by
Abe_Froman
You're in the city. Average speed really doesn't mean much. It's more reflective of how lucky you are with lights, and how willing you are to run them, than how fast you are. Many calculation methods will only use actual run time...but there is still slowing and accelerating all the way to from 0mph, and most take at least a few seconds to stop the count.
edit: DANG IT! Sorry about the 1 yr old bump lol. Clicked over from the 2017 assess yourself thread...and lost track of where I was.
I'm a terrible person
That's OK. Not terrible at all.
My commute had hardly any lights, as most of it was along a path which is MUP in some sections and bike-only in other sections. But your point is well taken. I still think wind was a bigger factor than anything. Though in 2017, I did manage to increase my speeds.