Well, you're still faster than me... I'm lucky if I can average 13mph on my 24 mile ride home, usually it's closer to 12mph. I'm not built for speed and niether is my commute. The longest stretch I'm free to hammer away unimpeded is 3 miles, the rest is an obstacle course of narrow neighborhood streets, long hills, stoplights (all at the bottoms and tops of hills of course) and narrow curvy MUPS. Gives me a great workout, though, and it's never boring...