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Old 07-27-13 | 11:42 AM
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51 years old, 6,0"
Last season pushed off in Anacortes WA @ rider weight 321 pounds (not a typo) May 4th
Riding a Surly with 4 full panniers (self contained tour) appx weight 90+ lbs
Arrived Norfolk VA , August
Arrived Key West , October , 268 lbs
Average daily speed 9.6 mph over 5.5 months
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Old 07-27-13 | 04:36 PM
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Originally Posted by Bicycle365
51 years old, 6,0"
Last season pushed off in Anacortes WA @ rider weight 321 pounds (not a typo) May 4th
Riding a Surly with 4 full panniers (self contained tour) appx weight 90+ lbs
Arrived Norfolk VA , August
Arrived Key West , October , 268 lbs
Average daily speed 9.6 mph over 5.5 months
Quite an achievement.
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Old 07-27-13 | 04:42 PM
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Originally Posted by Bicycle365
51 years old, 6,0"
Last season pushed off in Anacortes WA @ rider weight 321 pounds (not a typo) May 4th
Riding a Surly with 4 full panniers (self contained tour) appx weight 90+ lbs
Arrived Norfolk VA , August
Arrived Key West , October , 268 lbs
Average daily speed 9.6 mph over 5.5 months
Wow!

And congratulations, also, to the bike. That's quite a load.
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Old 07-28-13 | 06:49 AM
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May B-day (59 now) 5'4" 190lbs. What I consider my normal ride is 16 mile round trip that is mostly hills. We have lots of wind here so my avg. speed varies a lot depending on wind direction & speed. If it is at my back on the return half of the ride, I tend to average a little higher speeds. my best so far this year has been 14mph with near perfect conditions (yesterday) -- 63* and 5mph east wind. I have experienced 20 to 25mph wind in my face at the end and averaged only 12mph. OH well, that's why I geared the bike for wind and hills instead of speed on flat ground in calm conditions.
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Old 07-28-13 | 08:25 AM
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okay I will play as this thread is interesting

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5' 10" 179lbs

down from 203 in January but shy of my goal of 168 by 11 pounds. Weight is slow to come off but there it is

Average speed is such a fickle metric it is difficult to say however it is very easy to say I am average. I have logged some miles and made some climbs however this year

some data is missing but here are my summaries

Miles 2500
Elevation 182000
Time 8 days
Rides 91

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Old 07-29-13 | 08:55 AM
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good point by the OP. this weekend my wife was happy to have a computer on her new/used bike. she could see she was averaging 10-11 mph and so excited to hit 17.8mph (briefly) on the way back on the downward rail trail. she's 55, petite and not skinny anymore. she now has respect for the Tour racers averaging 30mph over 3 weeks ...
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Old 07-29-13 | 09:11 AM
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I've ridden 3,500 miles this year, i have 1,900 miles to go till I hit 50,000 miles. My goal is to hit 50,000 before I am 65 in January.
I average 15 MPH
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Old 07-29-13 | 09:48 AM
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When I was 18 I was 5'11" and a relatively muscular 175 lbs. Sigh.

Now? 57, 5'9" and a rather flabby 180 lbs. Que sera! Think I'll have a jamocha shake.
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Old 07-29-13 | 10:04 AM
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Originally Posted by Old_Roadie
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180 Lbs
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I've ridden 3,500 miles this year, i have 1,900 miles to go till I hit 50,000 miles. My goal is to hit 50,000 before I am 65 in January.
I average 15 MPH

right on, man!
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Old 07-29-13 | 07:25 PM
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59.3 years
5' 10"
163 lbs.
Saturday club ride = 45 miles @ 19.7
Last longer bit = 100k July 4 ride @ 19.0
2 caveats = 1. It's really pretty flat out here. 2. I ride with a bunch of really fast old farts.
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Old 07-31-13 | 08:34 AM
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56y-8m age
215 lbs/97.5 kg as of 0500 this A.M.
Weight loss from 20 July 2012-63 lbs. (278 lbs down to 215 lbs)
6"-1"/185.42 cm
Resting HR=48
BP=105/67
Weekly avg mileage=95@15.1 mph avg speed

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