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Old 08-07-18 | 10:20 AM
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From: East of the River, Washington DC

Bikes: 1985 Alpine, 2007 IRO Rob Roy, 1985 Ross Mt. Whitney, 1991 Diamondback Master TG

Like the OP, my main ride is a fixed, cyclocross style bike with 28mm commuting tires. With 72 gear inches, there are a few places where I spin out on the big downhills, I can only safely do 28 mph and that's with legs loose and just trying to keep up with the cranks. If I were able to coast down those at 30+, the 4mph uphills wouldn't bring the average down quite so much. Moving average is 12 miles per hour. Hoping that goes up as I get in shape. My best route currently is 90% trails or "parkway". The MUP is designed to keep bike speeds down to about 12 mph. Faster and you're putting yourself or others in danger. They're still the fastest way to get around, because it's a constant speed, vs the starting and stopping of traveling on roads.
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