Stor Mand

It doesn't seem to matter how long my ride is .. always seems to be about 13 mph if I go 12 miles or 60 miles. Very hilly here in central Mass and always seems to be more uphill than down when out on a ride .

Plus, I am not great at it yet and I weigh 250-ish. Heavier is better, right?

spazegun2213

well you do hve more momentum donw those hills ;-)

I average 16-17.5 mph on flat terrain with small hills, like over passes. on really hilly terrain like clifton its more like 15 or less.

if i really get rolling with people then 20 is not that hard to do. my first ride I met two guys that were doing a century, and followed them for a little, they were push 20 for 45 min and i stayed with them, till our route went another direction.

I donno, i still think that the guys in the tour are insane because they can average over 30+mph in TT's and still ride a billion wills a day at a high rate of speed.

Mike_XR650L

I have a 13.5 mile loop that I like to do a few nights a week to check my average speed and see how I'm progressing...

Last night I averaged 18.8 mph, which is my best time so far this season. And that's on my stumpy mtn bike w/ slicks mounted up on a second set of wheels.

I'm finally getting a road bike next month, so I can't wait to see what I can do with that. 20 mph average here I come!!!

-Mike

TrekRider

I and 57 years old, 240 lbs and ride a Trek Navigator 300 comfort bike. I have averaged 14.1 mph over the last 50 days, an uptick from last year (My biking year begins on May 22.) I can maintain nearly 20mph on flat ground for about 30 minutes, but them hills just flat kill me!

Next riding year, I will be on a roadie and I know my speed will improve just because of that, plus I should shed an additional 20 lbs by then, too.

ockey53

I am 20 years old and in Boston, they have these police RADAR guns. But this particular one is a stand-alone unit that is placed on the side of the road where people speed often. This stand-alone unit has giant LEDs to tell you what your on-coming speed is.

On my 1996 Specialized Stumpjumper (MTB) I got up to 35mph (56kph). I was amazed myself.

-Dan the Man-

khuon

Unfortunately I had to go slowly in order to take the picture while at the same time riding.



I wonder if anyone has any suggestions for taking pictures while moving at high speeds. I'm still new to snapping shots on the move.

ockey53

Are you using a disposable or film camera, or a digital camera? If it's a regular film or disposable camera, I'd recommend getting the Kodak Max camera. It is excellent for moving photos. I'm quite the photo bug myself.

-Dan the Man-

khuon

I'm using a digital camera... Minolta DiMage X. It's small and slim with an optical zoom that's not protruding (all internal) so I can easily tuck and stuff it away in my jersey without worry that it will snag on anything. Also, a digital camera has a lot of storage capacity (I also carry a spare battery pack). I tend to take a lot of pictures of the same thing since I'm never sure which shots will come out. There are several models of the original DiMage X out now... DiMage Xi is an improved X with better resolution and interface. The Xt has the same resolution as the Xi (3.2MP) but is even smaller and has a few more features. The X20 is pretty much the original X (2MP) with a couple of extra features and is the lower end offering in the lineup. I don't think they make the X anymore and I only got it last year.

ockey53

I know exactly which one you're talking about. My friend has it. Hmmm... you can manually increase the shutter speed and try it. But you can't really do that on the move.....

I know I love digital cameras over film cameras, but for moving pictures, film cameras take the cake.

-Dan the Man-

khuon

Actually my main problem is not blurring as much as it is trying to find a secure way to hold the camera while still maintaining a position to hold a high speed. I usually end up shooting from a more upright position while riding one-handed. I can ride one-handed at high speeds fine but trying to aim and work the camera at the same time seems to break my form. Perhaps I need to rig a helmet-cam.

ockey53

Yeah, you just might have to figure that out youself.... nothing I could help you with.

-Dan the Man-

Jakub

for the first 100km i did 29.9 km/h average - after that I slowed down for the last 20km and total was something like 29 km/h. The terrain was totally flat. Due to heavy traffic and some turns - I had to slow down few times. It was solo (I ride a 5200 Trek)

When I ride in pack - 10-15 riders - after the warm up - we do for 50km an average of 36km/h - all in pack.

On time trials - the best pros are doing something like 45-50km/h averages - so there is some place for me to improve . With a little bit of good wind - I can go 45km/h but only for few km.

pel-o-ton

Last year I was averaging just under 20 mph for rides 40 to 50 miles in length. This year, I have started pulling my dog behind me in a trailer (combined weight of approx. 70 pounds). For 40 to 50 mile rides without the trailer this year, I am down a bit to 19 mph. Average speed while pulling the dog seems to be 14 to 15 mph.

lotek 

Yesterday as the temperatures started to climb into
the mid 90's (mid to upper 30's for you centigrade types).
I'm pretty sure I was doing a steady - 2.6 mph
(negative 2.6) on one of my few uphills.

Marty