Originally Posted by
rumrunn6
I like my hybrid. Great all around bike but I got passed too often on my commute so I switched to a road bike. Something about my personality, admittedly a flaw, doesn't like getting passed 'specially by a girl, even if she is 15 years younger ... I only got passed four time last year - I guess I can live with that - they were all men and showed good reason for being able to pass me.
If I was worried about passing people I'd have to strap on a rocket like Wyle E. Coyote. I get passed by 70 year-olds and school children. But I'm faster than I was, and that works for me.
old bike: 8-10mph (13 tops)
new bike 13-14 mph (17 tops)