Occasionally some memebers posted that they ride xx number of miles at an average speed 18-20 miles per hour. Reading that my mind went completely blank, the whole thing went straight over my head. So I dig back to whatever knowledge I learned from my basic education and still nothing came up. I even checked with my cyclocomputer and still it doesn't know either. All it can come up with is a singple number for an average. So can the experts on here help to educate me? In layman term please. If the math is too advance then perhaps all is lost. Thanks.

What is the question? How can average speed be between 18 and 20 mph? It can't, average speed = distance traveled / time so it's a unique number. Not sure that's what you're asking though.

seems like worked then....works now

gotta love the education system

I think they are defining a group of rides on the same route, giving a span of average speeds over those rides.

p.s.


but if you want the BF math to that equation, you multiply the final number by stem length and add a zero to the end, divide that by seat cost then subrtract the difference in weight of the Di2 from the difference of Sram red (yellow edition of course[color changes weight IRL])=BFavgspeed

edit: add 1mph avg for: new bar tape, carbon fiber anything, each grouppo up you advance, whoosh wheels, and post count

Ohhhhh the 41.

I think what people are saying is that one ride they'll average 18.5, then another day 19.5, another 18.1, another 19.9, for example. Then they are using their brain (not a cyclocomputer) to approximate that range as 18-20 mph.

I got the basic cyclocomputer and I simply take note of my start time and divide the distance I've ridden an hour (or two) elapsed and consider that my avg speed. As of late, my rides are becoming longer where my rides are of a minimum of 3 hours. But, my speed suffers immensely after 1.5 hours. It's all relative though. Do not let the #s fool you. For all you know, some individuals ride on pancake flat while you're on rolling hills.

I doubt it.

I guess my attemp at humor failed on 41.

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You are doing it wrong!

I'm guessing they're talking typical speed rather than average.

Apparently. So what's the right way?

Calculating average speed is very simple:

Post something funny.

^^^This

^^^ like this.

In comedy, timing is everything.

It means that none of us are as fast as we think we are

Pcad will be here any moment to have his way with you.

There is only one true way....start a good poop thread.

Anything less is just bush league.

Yes. Flip it.

Actually the average BF speed is 20-18mph.

Ride 1 mile to the bike shop. Spend 50 minutes harassing the staff. Ride 1 mile home.
2mph.