A little tongue in cheek coming from me since I have 0 testosterone levels. Any effort by those with higher T than me has the T flowing and chest a pounding. ;)

At 58 I go a lot I faster than the 20-40 year old age group who never get off the couch.

I have a 38 lb steel cyclocross bike usually lunch and work clothes in panniers and average 17 on the flats for 22 miles on the commute. I always want to be faster but I don't sweat comparisons too much, in it for the long haul

Just adding to the thread, I am mid fifties at the time of this post, ride a hybridized Trek 6500, and range 12-14 mph over gently rolling hills. Flat routes with tucking and no wind, I can range 14-16 mph. Over large hills and mountain roads I range about 8-12 mph.

Many of my routes have peak grades > 25%, some with gravel. My only goal on these sections is to not stop, and not actually die. 2 mph is entirely acceptable on these sections.

Edit: FYI at the time of this post I'm training for a long loop, and averaging 400 miles per week, mostly over medium hills. Don't know the total elevation for the year, but yesterday was 53 miles and 3900' delta.

Hello how are you. What bike you have and crank size and cassete size you have and you do that high average speed. Me no have ride for around 3 years much yesterday i go for ride my average speed is was 11.7 my bike is steel frame is weight around 24 pounds. My maximum speed in flat is was 29.7 miles i tried pass the 30 miles 3 times but i could finally. I used crank 53/39 and cassete 9 speeds 12-25. How i can improve my average speed

what bike do you have and bike weight and crank size and cassete size

You win the thread! :thumb:

On a more serious note, Kiptest, welcome aboard. You came to the right place. I'm fifty eight, and there are some
things I never concern myself with. These are:

-How fast I'm supposed to be able to ride, or how far.
-I don't ride in groups. I'm guess I don't play well with others.
-cycling computer? Nope.

Do Ride on New Year's Day, even if it just Ten miles. Remember, all is quiet on New Year's Day, per U2.

Today was a rather hot, humid day in the Boston area. Perfect for a night ride. No sunscreen needed.
A light rain toward the end. Kind of adds a film noir touch to everything. And that is that.

Per your three points:

1. I ride as fast as I can, which is hopefully faster than yesterday or last month. In other words, I look to improve on my time for a given distance. If that is fast or slow compared to Lance Armstrong, well...who cares?

2. I also can't stand group rides. Never did.

3. Computers are for the living room, not the bike.

I am a 50 year old Clydesdale that has been riding for three months and I averaged 18.1 mph on a 32 mile ride two days ago. It was fairly flat(350'gain)and I was pushing hard.
In general on my regular 15-20 mile rides I average 17.5 - 19 mph.
I am pretty happy with my progression and regardless of what others may say I like to measure my progress based upon my average speed and ride length :)

:thumb:

I've got a few years on you. I'm a bit slower so far this year. I kinda decided who cares. mid 12's or so on 20-40 mile rides. Last year I did a personal best. This year, the planets aren't aligning.

I'm doing this for 35 yrs, I should be better at it by now :)

That said, I ride solo at 7000 ft or so. I climb 2800 ft on my 40 mile ride. Last time (4 yrs ago) I rode with my old riding partner at flatter, lower altitudes we were doing 16.

In last years El Tour de Tucson, I rode the 40 mile race/event. I did the 40 in 2:10.10 with an average speed of 18.2mph on an 83 Team Fuji. I thought I could've done better, and this year I'll be on a carbon Ridley. I plan to be 25lbs+ lighter than last year, so I'm hoping to be between 19 and 20 mph.

When I'm just out riding, it depends on the milage, but I'm not looking to be putting up fast for me numbers unless I'm training for the tour. I'll go 16-17 on a 25er and 15ish on a 50+.

Maybe when I get the new bike next week those numbers will get a little faster

I did some calculations in another thread. The essential results were:
20 MPH speed at age 35=29 is equivalent to:

• 17.9 at age 50-54
• 16.8 @ 55-69
• 16.3 @ 60-64
• 15.1 @ 65-69

My personal experience seems to agree somewhat.

• I started riding 7 weeks before turning 65. After LOTS of riding (over 150 miles/week), I averaged 14.6 and 14.7 on centuries on consecutive weekends. My "normal" rides were around 15.6 MPH. Occasionally a tad over 16. I think I did crank out a 12-mile ride at 17 MPH (absolute MAX effort).
• 5 years later, my fastest ride this month (almost an absolute MAX effort) was 15.8 MPH for 25 miles.
  • I estimate I am a little over 1 MPH slower overall.
  • I am still having problems from a new hip (cycling accident) and new knee, but they aren't affecting my riding much. I am not riding as much now, but I'm averaging over 30 miles every other day, so it's not too different. And that's probably offset by increased knowledge and skills.
  • (I was/am fat in both cases. Same bike, same terrain.)

That said, I am experimenting with polarized training, so maybe that will bump my speed on hard rides.

One more thing I'll add: The "MAMIL" thing. Apparently, the highly judgmental fashion police
don't like the lycra shorts. Ok, I'll make it a point to wear them even more. Hey, if it bugs
the fashion police, it's a good thing.

Oooh, here's an idea: Lycra shorts, worn with sandals with socks! That should make some heads
explode. :roflmao:

We need an emoticon with devil horns..

I guess, I'd rack up my fair share of citations, riding in lycra with boat shoe loafers (socks optional depending on weather). This is my standard commuter rig giving me the comfort of bike clothes with the utility of loafers vs bike shoes for doing errands on my way home.

Faster on flat ground, not as fast with hills.

MAMIL... Lycra... Sandals... You guys crack me up! :lol:

I know for a fact that I am one of those guys who REFUSES to wear lycra. I just can't do it. I won't do it. :p

Been there-done it on my Aero Giant......whipped some younger butt though so that redeemed me a bit.