Originally Posted by
FolderFreak
You "average" 15mph on an 8" wheeled Carryme as a 48 gear inch singlespeed including starts and stops at intersections? .. that means you would routinely have to approach 25mph to achieve that kind of average speed.. and in traffic... nice feat .. would require frequent spinning at a cadence of around 175.. at 20mph, 140 .. at 15mph 105... maybe your speedometer is not calibrated correctly....
Originally Posted by
chucky
Don't need a speedometer cause the clock can't be cheated. I don't know what the top speeds are, but I've yet to see anything out run me in the city. If things don't seem to add up then I'm guessing you're overestimating the time lost accelerating from a stop with this bike because like I said there's no way to cheat the clock.
That explains it then .. you have no idea what your accurate average speed is .. you must be guessing at the distance and then applying the time it takes you to negotiate your route.. since most Strida owners (55 gear inch) report comfortable speeds of 12-15 mph (72 to 90 cadence), my guesstimate is that a Carryme with 48 gear inch will be substantially slower 10-13mph for the same cadence .. so unless you average a cadence of 105 with lots of sustained 140 to 170 bursts, you can't be averaging 15mph .. simple math .. besides you, I have not read of another person who claims these kinds of speeds on a singlespeed Carryme.. but I'd love to hear from anyone else who has accurately recorded these kinds of average speeds on an 8" singlespeed 48 gear inch bike in the city..