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    frequently = leads her fellow Roadies over moderate hill routes in the horse country = surrounding
    this North Central Florida city. Gator Bob Siegel

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  2. Bob, I fail to see anything to support a claim that these are "what realistic, honest "average"
    speeds actually look like".

    Are these as honest as a Florida hill? Florida hills IIRC are about on par with Texas Gulf
    Coast Hills.

    In article <y4uCa.182719$ja4.9531633@bgtnsc05- news.ops.worldnet.att.net>,
    [email hidden] says...

    Quoted message said:

    FYI: Here's another ride notice for Roadies from the Gainesville Cycling Club. This suggests what
    realistic, honest "average" speeds actually look like. Vicki is a serious road bike rider who
    frequently leads her fellow Roadies over moderate hill routes in the horse country surrounding
    this North Central Florida city. Gator Bob Siegel

    *******

    From: "Vicki" To: "GCC" Subject: GCCMail: Tues/Thurs AM ride Date: Sunday, June 01, 2003 4:39 PM

    We've now added to a route to focus on hills to vary the rides. Avg speeds have still been in the
    20-21+ range so those of you looking for a time effective hill workout, come join in!

    --
    Cletus D. Lee Bacchetta Giro Lightning Voyager clee.orgclee.org
    - Bellaire, TX USA -

  3. Cletus D. Lee <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    news:<[email hidden]>...

    Quoted message said:

    Bob, I fail to see anything to support a claim that these are "what realistic, honest "average"
    speeds actually look like".

    Are these as honest as a Florida hill? Florida hills IIRC are about on par with Texas Gulf
    Coast Hills.

    Though not in the immediate area that Bob rides, you're quite welcome to try some of the hills in
    Lake County. This changes any preconcieved ideas that Florida has no serious hills:-)

    Edward Wong Orlando, FL

  4. Robert, There are "average" people faster than you, and there are people who exaggerate their
    averages. So? bill, denominators rule!, g

    Quoted message said:

    Robert Siegel wrote:

    FYI: Here's another ride notice for Roadies from the Gainesville Cycling Club. This suggests what
    realistic, honest "average" speeds actually look like. Vicki is a serious road bike rider who
    frequently leads her fellow Roadies over moderate hill routes in the horse country surrounding
    this North Central Florida city. Gator Bob Siegel

    *******

    From: "Vicki" To: "GCC" Subject: GCCMail: Tues/Thurs AM ride Date: Sunday, June 01, 2003 4:39 PM

    We've now added to a route to focus on hills to vary the rides. Avg speeds have still been in the
    20-21+ range so those of you looking for a time effective hill workout, come join in!

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    elevation in the whole state of Florida is 345 = feet, how effective is a hill workout there?

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  6. Cletus D. Lee <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    news:<[email hidden]>...

    Quoted message said:

    Bob, I fail to see anything to support a claim that these are "what realistic, honest "average"
    speeds actually look like".

    Are these as honest as a Florida hill? Florida hills IIRC are about on par with Texas Gulf
    Coast Hills.

    Yeah, isn't the HIGHEST point in Florida under 300 feet high? Here in the southern Sierra's of
    California, we've got grades that go for 3,000 ft. and more. Now them's hills! :0)

    Scott

  7. Hey people,

    I am 53 yrs old, never an athelete and smoked for 15 yrs. and smoked other green stuff for about
    that long too. Oh, I also have a broken right hip with 3 titanium pins in it about 4 or 5 inches
    long x about 3/16 inch diameter. And sometimes it hurts like a son of a b*tch.

    And I ride in killer Los Angeles Suburbs SMOG rated all this week as UNHEALTHY for Sensitive People.
    I rode 135 miles this week. 85 miles in one day. Averaged 12.5 mph if you take out the time I spent
    for pee breaks and water and lunch. I sometimes ride at 35+ mph down hills and sometimes about 6 mph
    up hills, and the average is about 12.5 mph. That's it!

    I wish I could ride at an average of 20+ mph but it aint gonna happen. Basicly, I can't afford to
    give a [censored]. I don't ride with clubs. I ride alone in the the heat of the day and rarely run into
    ANY other bikers. I enjoy myself immensely. And if I can ride 85 miles in one day, that makes me
    feel good. So, more power to all you speedo types, but I am still gonna be out there diggn it
    whether you are there or not.

    Basicly, I had to opt out of the 'game.' And I feel a lot better for doing it. You are only racing
    against own best time anyway.

    DB Glendora, CA. USA

  8. brian hughes said:

    Well I don't live in Florida (but I've been there many times though), but given the highest
    elevation in the whole state of Florida is 345 feet, how effective is a hill workout there?

    Brian V-Rex & Tailwind // 5664 ft elevation We've now added to a route to focus on hills to vary
    the rides. Avg speeds have still been in the 20-21+ range so those of you looking for a time
    effective hill workout, come join in!

    The Pinellas Trail in Clearwater/St Pete's has a number of overpass bridges with fairly steep
    grades. A hill workout for me is going to one of these bridges and riding it as fast as I can (quick
    turnarounds) 20x in the highest gear I can handle. That is more than 300 ft of climbing on a steeper
    than 15% grade. It is not the same as handling a long grade with no breaks but you can make it tough
    if you have a will to. I met a guy who was in his 70's said he used a method like this keep in
    shape, by daily riding 10x over a section with three close bridges.

    --
    John Turner wireless-route-sales.comwireless-route-sales.com

  9. Here in the southern Sierra's of California, we've got grades that go for 3,000 ft. and more. Now
    them's hills! :0)

    Actually, Them's MOUNTAINS!@!!

    There is a geographical phenom in Florida known as "The Ridge" It runs down the center of the
    peninsula. It has rolling hills as the chief feature.

    Of course, the hills are not as severe as other places, but the a slope is a slope and some of the
    slopes last for a half mile or so.

    This thread is headed towards a "My hill is better than your hill" direction.

    21 mph average in hills is awesome. I would have to see the cyclometer , post ride, myself.

    BUT, more power to them, if they can perform at that level.

    As for myself:

    I just changed my speedometer into a "tachometer" ie, a cadence meter.

    What a RELIEF!! All the attention to speed had my attention riveted on the dial. NOw I get to ride
    for fun again. Faster speeds come as they will.

    --
    Miles of Smiles,

    Tom Blum Winter Haven, Florida Homebuilts: SWB Tour Easy Clone Speed Machine Clone

    www.gate.net/~teblum

  10. One good way is to calculate the amount of climbing. I did the finnish Pirkka, and they say there's
    about 1500 m to climb. I did 215 km in
    11:38, which gives 18.5 km/h average speed.

  11. Here's my honest averages:

    I can keep up with someone riding 18mph or so. There are certain rides in which I have done this. But I like to ride with a certain group of people who ride 15mph or so. So my usual average when I am with these people is 15mph.

    Like I have said before...not a speed demon and do not pretend to be. I ride for health and camaraderie. I like to cruise.

    Derek 🙂

  12. In article <[email hidden]>, [email hidden] says...

    Quoted message said:

    Here's my honest averages:

    I can keep up with someone riding 18mph or so. There are certain rides in which I have done this.
    But I like to ride with a certain group of people who ride 15mph or so. So my usual average when I
    am with these people is 15mph.

    Like I have said before...not a speed demon and do not pretend to be. I ride for health and
    camaraderie. I like to cruise.

    Is there a 12-step program for Speedoholics?

    I started seriously riding in the mid 80s. My first goal was 8 miles. Pretty soon I was up to what
    worked out to a 14 mile loop. Then I set a target of doing that in a hour. As I biked more, 14 mph
    averages became easier.

    Later I started riding with a club and discovered pace lines and the speed advantages of working as
    a team. Sometimes I could get up to 20 mph with the peleton but usually finished with a 15-16 mph
    average. About 15 years ago, I started having problems hanging on to the end the peleton and soon I
    was getting dropped after about 15 -20 miles.

    I stopped biking with a group and sought (all too often unsuccessfully) a goal of 15 mph. I biked
    less and less. It was less and less fun. Then about 4 years ago I got a 'bent and that put the fun
    back in biking for me.

    Making a 15mph average was easy on a 'bent. Could I do 16??. It was not long before the 14 mile loop
    was just too short. I stretched that up to 20 then thirty. Some time in 2000, I was out for my usual
    Saturday AM ride and saw a group of serious cyclists pass me going the other direction. There were 4
    recumbents in the group! I turned ans asked the trailing recumbent if I could ride along. Pretty
    soon I was a regular. Some of these guys were pretty fast. I worked at it until I was usually one of
    the ones at the front of the pack. I could always count on having some one to push me to doing a
    little better. Last Saturday, I managed to average 18.2 mph for the 40 miles to our brunch stop.
    That is probably a personal best for me on that loop. I commute regularly to work it is 6 miles.
    Sometimes I take the long way. I always take the long road home. The hike and bike trail that I use
    for most of my ride is rough and it is difficult to make any speed. In spite of that, last Thursday
    I averaged 16.5mph on my 12 miles in to work.

    I keep telling myself that I don't need to hurry. There is no one else biking during my morning
    commute so no one is pushing me but me. This morning, I set out with the good intention to make a
    leisurely ride into work. By the time I rolled into the parking garage, I had worked my average up
    to 15.5mph. I had also clocked 12 miles.

    Is there any hope? Is it wrong to test myself each day in this way? How much is too much? BTW, I am
    my happiest when I am speeding dow the highway with a devilish grin on my face.

    --

    Cletus D. Lee Bacchetta Giro Lightning Voyager clee.orgclee.org
    - Bellaire, TX USA -

  13. Cletus, you have worked out an impressive conditioning system. Also, an impressive mph average.

    I also try to push myself by riding 10-15 mile loops on well-paved roads and trails and always
    working to gradually increase my speed. Unfortunately, things always seems to interfere with my
    riding the moment riding gets to be a daily habit. I usually work up to a 17-plus mph average and
    then find myself not riding for a while and I revert back to the 15 - 16 mph range. I sometimes ride
    with one particular G'ville Cycling Club DF group that rides anywhere from 30 to 50 miles through
    some flats and some rolling horse country hills. I am comfortable with their usual 15-16 mph
    average. I'm their oldest rider (by 10-20 years, at least) and I'm usually the only recumbent rider.
    --
    Gator Bob Siegel EasyRacers Ti Rush

    "Cletus Lee" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:

    In article <[email hidden]>, [email hidden]


    says...

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    Here's my honest averages:

    I can keep up with someone riding 18mph or so. There are certain rides in which I have done
    this. But I like to ride with a certain group of people who ride 15mph or so. So my usual
    average when I am with these people is 15mph.

    Like I have said before...not a speed demon and do not pretend to be. I ride for health and
    camaraderie. I like to cruise.

    Is there a 12-step program for Speedoholics?

    I started seriously riding in the mid 80s. My first goal was 8 miles.


    Pretty soon I was up to

    Quoted message said:

    what worked out to a 14 mile loop. Then I set a target of doing that in a


    hour. As I biked

    Quoted message said:

    more, 14 mph averages became easier.

    Later I started riding with a club and discovered pace lines and the speed


    advantages of

    Quoted message said:

    working as a team. Sometimes I could get up to 20 mph with the peleton but


    usually finished

    Quoted message said:

    with a 15-16 mph average. About 15 years ago, I started having problems


    hanging on to the end

    Quoted message said:

    the peleton and soon I was getting dropped after about 15 -20 miles.

    I stopped biking with a group and sought (all too often unsuccessfully) a


    goal of 15 mph. I

    Quoted message said:

    biked less and less. It was less and less fun. Then about 4 years ago I


    got a 'bent and that

    Quoted message said:

    put the fun back in biking for me.

    Making a 15mph average was easy on a 'bent. Could I do 16??. It was not


    long before the 14

    Quoted message said:

    mile loop was just too short. I stretched that up to 20 then thirty. Some


    time in 2000, I was

    Quoted message said:

    out for my usual Saturday AM ride and saw a group of serious cyclists pass


    me going the other

    Quoted message said:

    direction. There were 4 recumbents in the group! I turned ans asked the


    trailing recumbent if I

    Quoted message said:

    could ride along. Pretty soon I was a regular. Some of these guys were


    pretty fast. I worked at

    Quoted message said:

    it until I was usually one of the ones at the front of the pack. I could


    always count on

    Quoted message said:

    having some one to push me to doing a little better. Last Saturday, I


    managed to average 18.2

    Quoted message said:

    mph for the 40 miles to our brunch stop. That is probably a personal best


    for me on that loop.

    Quoted message said:

    I commute regularly to work it is 6 miles. Sometimes I take the long way.


    I always take the

    Quoted message said:

    long road home. The hike and bike trail that I use for most of my ride is


    rough and it is

    Quoted message said:

    difficult to make any speed. In spite of that, last Thursday I averaged


    16.5mph on my 12 miles

    Quoted message said:

    in to work.

    I keep telling myself that I don't need to hurry. There is no one else


    biking during my morning

    Quoted message said:

    commute so no one is pushing me but me. This morning, I set out with the


    good intention to make

    Quoted message said:

    a leisurely ride into work. By the time I rolled into the parking garage,


    I had worked my

    Quoted message said:

    average up to 15.5mph. I had also clocked 12 miles.

    Is there any hope? Is it wrong to test myself each day in this way? How


    much is too much?

    Quoted message said:

    BTW, I am my happiest when I am speeding dow the highway with a devilish


    grin on my face.

    Quoted message said:


    --

    Cletus D. Lee Bacchetta Giro Lightning Voyager clee.orgclee.org
    - Bellaire, TX USA -

  14. [email hidden] (Scott) wrote in message
    news:<[email hidden]>...

    Quoted message said:


    Yeah, isn't the HIGHEST point in Florida under 300 feet high? Here in the southern Sierra's of
    California, we've got grades that go for 3,000 ft. and more. Now them's hills! :0)


    No, those are mountains. Not to be confused with 'moderate hills.'

  15. Seems that no matter what my "top" speed is, all in all I still average between 10 and 13 mph. That
    also includes my rest stops, snack breaks, etc. Speed is nice, but I usually try for "duration". I
    get passed by "techno geeks", and end up passing them while they are resting at a watering hole.

  16. I think "average" speeds are like golf scores, body weight, and yearly incomes.

    For one thing, you need to note the difference between truly average speed including slowing for
    traffic, with what you speedo reads when the paceline is tooling along.

    My daily solo workout is a 40 mile out-and-back, which takes me about 2:15 most days. This gives an
    average of 17.8 or so, even though my speedo reads 18-20 much of the time. But in a paceline with
    stronger folks that same amount of effort easily improves the speed by 2-3 mph. So when somone gives
    a speed, is it as part of a paceline, or a solo ride?

    But when I'm out for the day with my wife, during a century or charity ride, our speedos show an
    average of about 14 mph. I wish that were closer to 20, but I'm too busy working on being tall,
    blond, handsome, and rich first. (Yikes, that makes me like 0 for 5!)

    Steve Christensen Midland, MI

  17. In article <[email hidden]>, [email hidden] says...

    Quoted message said:

    I think "average" speeds are like golf scores, body weight, and yearly incomes.

    For one thing, you need to note the difference between truly average speed including slowing for
    traffic, with what you speedo reads when the paceline is tooling along.

    I like to make the distinction between Average speed (rolling average using the autostop feature
    built in to most bike computers) and cruising speed. Cruising speed is for me the steady speed on my
    bike computer between stops for traffic.

    My Saturday ride with the group is about 40 miles of city streets. That means lots of stops and
    starts. By myself, I can 'cruise' at 20-22 for a mile or so. With a paceline and a light
    tailwind, cruising moves up to 23-25. Even with that in consideration. I rarely see an average
    speed over about 17.5 mph. Last Saturday's 18+ was an exception and that required a little help
    from my DF friends.

    Varying road conditions will bring that average down. If I get out into the country, I can on my own
    manage a little higher on all numbers.

    I don't consider myself a fast rider. I don't think I can compete with folks on this list like "the
    Wheel Doctor' , Rich Pinto or John Schlitter.

    I do try to insure 'Truth in advertizing'. Because some day I may be called upon by some to deliver
    on the B.S. Something for everyone to think about.

    One thing I have learned is that it takes only a small change to move it up to the next level.
    For me that was spinning in a lower gear that got me from a 19mph cruising speed to a 20 mph
    cruising speed.

    --

    Cletus D. Lee Bacchetta Giro Lightning Voyager clee.orgclee.org
    - Bellaire, TX USA -

  18. You're right, you probably can't. Few on this NG can. (I sure can't.) But you're still a fast,
    well-conditioned rider. The whole point of this thread is summed up in your astute comment: "someday
    I may be called upon to deliver on the B.S." (I feel exactly the same way.) A few others on this NG
    would do well to adopt that standard.

    --
    Gator Bob Siegel EasyRacers Ti Rush "Cletus Lee" <[email hidden]> wrote

    Quoted message said:

    I don't consider myself a fast rider. I don't think I can compete with


    folks on this list like

    Quoted message said:

    "the Wheel Doctor' , Rich Pinto or John Schlitter.

    I do try to insure 'Truth in advertizing'. Because some day I may be


    called upon by some to

    Quoted message said:

    deliver on the B.S. Something for everyone to think about.

    One thing I have learned is that it takes only a small change to move it


    up to the next level.

    Quoted message said:

    For me that was spinning in a lower gear that got me from a 19mph cruising


    speed to a 20 mph

    Quoted message said:

    cruising speed.

    --

    Cletus D. Lee Bacchetta Giro Lightning Voyager clee.orgclee.org
    - Bellaire, TX USA -

  19. Right on the mark, Cletus. I'm amazed at some of the claims on this ng as far as speed goes. I then
    look at myself, and examin my 16-17 mph avg on empy flat roads. I too can cruise at around 20 or so
    for a while (certtainly not 40 miles or even 20). But, even when I pay attention to stopping quickly
    as opposed to coasting down at stops, accelerating quickly from those stops, out of curves, after
    cresting a rise, etc, my avg speed doesn't reflect my "cruising speed"...

    "Cletus Lee" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:

    In article <[email hidden]>, [email hidden] says...

    Quoted message said:

    I think "average" speeds are like golf scores, body weight, and yearly


    incomes.

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:


    For one thing, you need to note the difference between truly average


    speed

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    including slowing for traffic, with what you speedo reads when the


    paceline is

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    tooling along.

    I like to make the distinction between Average speed (rolling average


    using the autostop

    Quoted message said:

    feature built in to most bike computers) and cruising speed. Cruising


    speed is for me the

    Quoted message said:

    steady speed on my bike computer between stops for traffic.

    My Saturday ride with the group is about 40 miles of city streets. That


    means lots of stops and

    Quoted message said:

    starts. By myself, I can 'cruise' at 20-22 for a mile or so. With a


    paceline and a light

    Quoted message said:

    tailwind, cruising moves up to 23-25. Even with that in consideration. I


    rarely see an average

    Quoted message said:

    speed over about 17.5 mph. Last Saturday's 18+ was an exception and that


    required a little

    Quoted message said:

    help from my DF friends.

    Varying road conditions will bring that average down. If I get out into


    the country, I can on

    Quoted message said:

    my own manage a little higher on all numbers.

    I don't consider myself a fast rider. I don't think I can compete with


    folks on this list like

    Quoted message said:

    "the Wheel Doctor' , Rich Pinto or John Schlitter.

    I do try to insure 'Truth in advertizing'. Because some day I may be


    called upon by some to

    Quoted message said:

    deliver on the B.S. Something for everyone to think about.

    One thing I have learned is that it takes only a small change to move it


    up to the next level.

    Quoted message said:

    For me that was spinning in a lower gear that got me from a 19mph cruising


    speed to a 20 mph

    Quoted message said:

    cruising speed.

    --

    Cletus D. Lee Bacchetta Giro Lightning Voyager clee.orgclee.org
    - Bellaire, TX USA -

  20. "baronn1" skrev...

    Quoted message said:

    Right on the mark, Cletus. I'm amazed at some of the claims on this ng as far as speed goes. I
    then look at myself, and examin my 16-17 mph avg on empy flat roads. I too can cruise at around 20
    or so for a while (certtainly not 40 miles or even 20). But, even when I pay attention to stopping
    quickly as opposed to coasting down at stops, accelerating quickly from those stops, out of
    curves, after cresting a rise, etc, my avg speed doesn't reflect my "cruising speed"...

    Let me see... My regular rides alone are around 16 mph average but thats with traffic and gravel
    roads and whatnot. Speed is not my primary motivation there so usually my longer rides of 60-90
    miles has fast and slow stretches. This is average as measured by my Cateye Astrale in
    autostop/start mode but usually on the couple of regular rides I like. If I'm goofing around looking
    for new places to go, getting lost and navigating by the sun I'm slower.

    As for verified results (though the way you people are carrying on I suppose I need something signed
    in blood ;-) ) I averaged 21.25 mph in the 1 hour criterion (flat track with a nice breeze). By
    sticking close to our Danish Champ (who munched chocolate biscuits all the way the [censored] ;-) ) I
    averaged 21.13 mph on a ~40 mile stretch in the EU-STAFF 2002. Undulating but not particularly hilly
    tho. All these results were on my old Evita or TE-clone none of which were particularly light.
    Measured by stopwatch or time vs. distance so everything is included. Not particularly fast maybe
    but at least it should satisfy even the most nitpicking.

    The Velokraft feels faster but at the moment I only have cadence due to a defective speedsensor so I
    can't give you hard numbers. I usually cruise in 4th-6th gear which at my gearing means 18.6-24.4
    mph. Fastest sprint 37 mph so far (cadence/gears) but I hope to reach 40 at the 2003 danish
    championships.

    M.

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