redneck47441
I just got back from my first ride on my Fuji Roubaix usually I'm on my Haro escape mt. bike anyways I rode 26miles to the nearby town and back and averaged 26mph? I've been a runner and a frequent gymer!
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redneck47441
BTW it took 1:36 time
Scotty_Dog
Great first ride on the new Fuji! But unless I'm missing something, your average speed was 16.25 mph.
26 miles / 1.6 hours = 16.25 miles per hour
26 miles / 1.6 hours = 16.25 miles per hour
redneck47441
I was thinking it was a little high thats why I posted this I got the average off my computer!
redneck47441
I did however stop at my parents house in the next town I wander if my ti
e kept running?
e kept running?
64Paramount
What kind of computer do you have?
I have a Cateye and a Nashbar that both have an automatic ride timer function that can be selected, so when the front wheel starts spinning they start collecting data and when the wheel stops spinning, data collection stops.
You might want to check to see if your computer has that setting, and make sure you have the correct tire size entered in the computer configuration.
Congrats on your new bike!
I have a Cateye and a Nashbar that both have an automatic ride timer function that can be selected, so when the front wheel starts spinning they start collecting data and when the wheel stops spinning, data collection stops.
You might want to check to see if your computer has that setting, and make sure you have the correct tire size entered in the computer configuration.
Congrats on your new bike!
Denny418
I was thinking it was a little high thats why I posted this I got the average off my computer!
Whew, for a minute there I thought Silly Old Twit was back.
Whew, for a minute there I thought Silly Old Twit was back.
Dietmar
I just got back from my first ride on my Fuji Roubaix usually I'm on my Haro escape mt. bike anyways I rode 26miles to the nearby town and back and averaged 26mph? I've been a runner and a frequent gymer!
Well, all sorts of things can happen, so I am not calling this BS right off the bat. But if you're saying you averaged 26mph over 26 miles on your first ride on a road bike, then you should shoot an email to Lance Armstrong quick, and make sure he recruits you for his new TdF team...
Well, all sorts of things can happen, so I am not calling this BS right off the bat. But if you're saying you averaged 26mph over 26 miles on your first ride on a road bike, then you should shoot an email to Lance Armstrong quick, and make sure he recruits you for his new TdF team...
roadhouse
i'm gonna go out on a limb and say that the posters responding to ole redneck sally have been had. all the things he is saying, 26 miles @ 26 mph, are the things i used to say. i screwed up a long time ago and on my gary fisher mountain bike, did not have the computer set to the right wheels and i thought i averaged 26 mph. granted i didn't but i used to ride that bike on the road for over two years, drafting big rigs and hitting 30 + for stretches, light to light.
the parent thing is connected too but i don't wanna talk about it. :)
as for the town to town thing, i've said and many times that i want to get into riding from houston to austin (190 miles-ish) or houston to college station which is just at 100 miles but haven't yet. i will now though, it's coming.
yuppers, it's the ole gang of dummies who can't for the life of them earn my respect, you can see why, and so they are here.
to this site's users, believe what you want but only one of us was actually that stupid once upon a time, they just continue with it because it's all they really have.
just saying...
the parent thing is connected too but i don't wanna talk about it. :)
as for the town to town thing, i've said and many times that i want to get into riding from houston to austin (190 miles-ish) or houston to college station which is just at 100 miles but haven't yet. i will now though, it's coming.
yuppers, it's the ole gang of dummies who can't for the life of them earn my respect, you can see why, and so they are here.
to this site's users, believe what you want but only one of us was actually that stupid once upon a time, they just continue with it because it's all they really have.
just saying...
roadhouse
and it'd be safe to say that i've called a few people rednecks and hillbillies so....
redneck47441
Lol ya I figured out what happened I was looking at the odometer and thinking it was my average mph lol big dummie I know but the honest news is I started riding 3 days ago and have been on three rides one each day been a total of 81 miles and averaged about 17 mph by myself no gourps yet that I don't think is to bad for riding 3 days so far? I'm taking tomorrow off and then Sunday trying 50 miles in very hilly country! So far on my rides I haven't dropped to the smaller cog and that's some descent hills?
roadhouse
where do you live, redneck? what are the road names you are riding on?
redneck47441
Linton Indiana!
64Paramount
Lol ya I figured out what happened I was looking at the odometer and thinking it was my average mph lol big dummie I know but the honest news is I started riding 3 days ago and have been on three rides one each day been a total of 81 miles and averaged about 17 mph by myself no gourps yet that I don't think is to bad for riding 3 days so far? I'm taking tomorrow off and then Sunday trying 50 miles in very hilly country! So far on my rides I haven't dropped to the smaller cog and that's some descent hills?
Redneck, it sounds like you're doing good.
Just use common sense and don't over extend yourself, other than that, just keep riding. :)
Redneck, it sounds like you're doing good.
Just use common sense and don't over extend yourself, other than that, just keep riding. :)
Dietmar
So far on my rides I haven't dropped to the smaller cog and that's some descent hills?
Just one piece of advice: Road cycling is not about pushing as high a gear as possible. Very roughly, and simplifying things considerably, studies have shown that riders are pedalling most efficiently at a cadence of around 90rpm (crank revolutions per minute). In other words, you should drop to a lower gear whenever you cannot keep your cadence up. You won't last long, and will not be very fast, if you are mashing high gears at a low cadence. So, use the gears you have; there's no point in staying off the small ring if that turns out what you need to keep your cadence up.
Just one piece of advice: Road cycling is not about pushing as high a gear as possible. Very roughly, and simplifying things considerably, studies have shown that riders are pedalling most efficiently at a cadence of around 90rpm (crank revolutions per minute). In other words, you should drop to a lower gear whenever you cannot keep your cadence up. You won't last long, and will not be very fast, if you are mashing high gears at a low cadence. So, use the gears you have; there's no point in staying off the small ring if that turns out what you need to keep your cadence up.
alienator
Just one piece of advice: Road cycling is not about pushing as high a gear as possible. Very roughly, and simplifying things considerably, studies have shown that riders are pedalling most efficiently at a cadence of around 90rpm (crank revolutions per minute). In other words, you should drop to a lower gear whenever you cannot keep your cadence up. You won't last long, and will not be very fast, if you are mashing high gears at a low cadence. So, use the gears you have; there's no point in staying off the small ring if that turns out what you need to keep your cadence up.
What he said.
What he said.
redneck47441
Thanks for the advice as I'm a retired runner found it's very hard to run,cycle, and lift everyday! I'm still new at this I didn't know if I should be focusing on power first then cadence I plan on riding this weekend with an experienced rider so I should learn more about what I should actually be doing! I just winging it right now and trying to build strength but I'll start trying more on keeping better rpms thank you!
kdelong
I had a similar experience where my maximum speed was something like 240 mph according to my wireless Shimano Flightdeck. I did ride past an electrical substation though, and that is probably where the reading came from. I know that I didn't legitimately put it on there, not even in my wildest dreams. What surprised me most was that the computer could register a reading that high, or even any four digit reading including the tenths of a mph.
alienator
I had a similar experience where my maximum speed was something like 240 mph according to my wireless Shimano Flightdeck. I did ride past an electrical substation though, and that is probably where the reading came from. I know that I didn't legitimately put it on there, not even in my wildest dreams. What surprised me most was that the computer could register a reading that high, or even any four digit reading including the tenths of a mph.
The limiting factor on a bike computer is likely how fast the switch in the wheel sensor can reset, i.e. can it reset before the wheel magnet passes again.
The limiting factor on a bike computer is likely how fast the switch in the wheel sensor can reset, i.e. can it reset before the wheel magnet passes again.
graywulf
Magnetic fields can throw off your computer. There's a coffee place around here, and when you lean your bike against it, your speed shoots up to 40-70 mph.
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