Average Speed
 

Hey guys, just wanted to know, how fast are your average speeds on a typical ride.

I know that the distance of the ride affects the average speed, also climbing and wind and what not, but what is a generally O.K. average speed?

And if you race, tell me how fast your average speed is.

Just wondering, because I want to know if I'm going too slow, or rushing too fast.

Thanks a whole lot!

You're doing it wrong. http://www.amazon.com/Cyclists-Train...6028369&sr=8-1

what's typical?

fast day on the 4 mile commute - 18 mph, including wait for lights.
last solo century - 15.5 mph

once I let my average go for a year and got 12.5 mph - soooo slow.

I haven't raced in forever, but I do remember an average from a 62 mile race came out to 28mph and I finished in the second group, maybe 10 mins off the lead, IIRC. Point to point road race, all cats. Almost completely flat. There was one 200ft bump to climb over. A couple of nasty wind sections, but not bad.

Here we go.
Again!

Average schmaverage

It may count for something in running or other sports, but is pretty meaningless in cycling.

Thanks, i'm already reading this and all i'm learning is what factors affect training, how to set up training scheds, what differences some particular things make.

Oh and it favors the Power Meter and Heart Rate Monitor too much in the beginning, how is a teenager starting cycling going to afford those...

I checked my log from last year:
31.38
And I'm slow......

Isn't it 28.7?

Google RPE.

You don't need those. They are useful tools, but many of us progressed quite far in racing without them. (not that we wouldn't have benefitted)

Anyway, go on fast group rides. Find a club. Find people faster and more experienced than you.

hrm can be had for under 50 if you try and a decent one is 50-100 a gps HRM can be had for 100-200 best buy had the edge 305 cycle comp for sale for around 80 bucks thats a 300 dollar computer that does GPS speed and distance and heart rate ETC

bongo time.

http://www.damnidunno.com/funnypics/...nted-bongo.jpg

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Seriously, don't overthink things.
If you're just starting out, ride lots, rest lots, repete.
Get a good training manual that uses HR instead of power and set up some workouts.
Incorporate some group rides once you understand the basic mechanics of paceline riding.

And enjoy yourself!

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3098/...40e7a816e9.jpgI average 1:36:22 a mile(37.5MPH)...200MPH to cash the ticket...but only 18mph on the bike.

Come on, he's a teenager just starting out.
Let's not scare him away just yet.
And he's from California, he could have potential....

I average 22 posts per day.

Of course I've been slacking off lately.

But this thread inspires me.

Uh oh.

let's :P

Oh no, now what?

We have to get busy you lazy ahole.

F that action, I'm going to bed.

I'm the only idiot here who would ever sleep with you, so let's do it. But frankly I'm not in the mood.

Now you sound like my wife.

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