Thursday 27 March 2008

Speed

What is a good speed on a bike?
I know from reading cyclechat that I'm quite slow on my road bike, but what about off-road. I'm faster than I was a year ago but I'm still slower than most people I know. What is a good speed to be riding at off-road?
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4 comments:

  1. simondbarnes28 March 2008 at 10:34

    I think there are too many variables to answer that one. I don't really mind what speed I ride at as long as I'm having fun :)

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  2. trio28 March 2008 at 10:41

    Ahh yes, but what speed do you manage when you ride round Rivington?

    The reason for wondering is I'm doing transwales this year and I'm wondering how much work I have to put in to getting faster.

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  3. simondbarnes28 March 2008 at 11:06

    It varies a lot really. For rides up to 2 hours around here then I can sometimes manage around 10mph (not including any stops) but usually quite a bit slower, especially if I do plenty of climbing. It doesn't seem to make much difference whether I use gears or not.

    Matt seems to average 12mph+ on all his rides (usually 30-40 miles) but he's a lunatic :)

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  4. trio28 March 2008 at 22:18

    I'm ignoring matt's average speeds, he is obviously superhuman!

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