Originally Posted by
derrickvdw
Hey! New to the forum, up in Canada.
I started with a mountain bike this season (converted to slicks) and was averaging around 25 minutes each way.
I bought a new roadie about a month ago or so and shaved off a LOT of time! I am now around 18 minutes each way! I did a round trip - just over 9 miles (15 kms) - in less than 37 minutes yesterday!
Loving the new road bike!!!
Oh yeah, forgot to mention... the road bike actually gets me to work faster than when I take the car!! Traffic is a bugger.
Happy riding,
Derrick.
Hey welcome to the forums fellow Canuck. Yeah roadbikes rock. Speaking of which i had a light tailwind in both directions this afternoon and a freshly cleaned and lubbed drivetrain. I was flying... then i was cut off by a semi. I couldn't pass him... killed my average speed. (i guess i pulled an impatient cager routine pounding my handle bars). Then i had to detour to pick up some oranges at sobeys for my daughter's soccer team tonight (i was on snack duty). As such my average was only 31.40km. Oh well it was still a really really fun commute.