Originally Posted by
ptempel
[MENTION=12814]noisebeam[/MENTION] and [MENTION=392454]CliffordK[/MENTION], are you using a Garmin for the speed chart that you posted? They're pretty cool.
The charts are made in STRAVA on the Analysis page. I use the free version with an android phone.
Not much blowing through red lights, but good route planning helps.
Keep in mind that each person's commute is different. A few mostly green lights may be preferable to stop signs, even if one can get away with just slowing for the stops.
The new roundabout is frustrating, but I can get through it safely by strongly taking the left lane for a dozen blocks, and it is quick!
20 MPH for 7 miles should be easy enough.
I don't do it a lot because most of my rides are about 15 miles each way, and I don't want to be exhausted when I arrive. I still have to do whatever I had planned, and return home. But I will work more on conditioning.