Originally Posted by
drewguy
Indeed.
If one wanted to ask a possible relevant question for comparisons sake, it would be something like:
"What is your typical sustained speed on the flats, with minimal wind and riding solo?"
Or you could do like the NY Cycle club does and use repeats of a well-known circuit as the guide. They use four laps of Central Park (which happens to be 24.4 miles, 1,836'), as the guide to what I'd call the cruising speed with which a rider would be comfortable (rides are advertised according to a combination of paceline skill and speed).