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Hippy
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"Just Me" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> "Crusing speed" to me means a speed at which you can comfortably
travel for
> a reasonable distance, say 10km (to pluck a figure from the sky). My
riding
> is done around the city, so I have no idea what my cruising speed
would be
> if I was on a long-distance ride (e.g. 100km). No doubt it would be
lower
> than what I average on short hops around town.
How often can you sustain 40kph around the city though? Do you stop at lights, dodge cars, dodge
peds, stop for trams, etc? My commute is in traffic but the roads are straight and there are a few
hills, but my avg. speed never got anywhere near 40kph. Maybe if I took the fastest 10k section I
could get to a 40kph average speed, but that's almost half the ride so it's unlikely.
> You do realise that the "average" speed for the TdF includes a whole
load of
> hill climbing? If you want a better comparison of a pro rider's
cruising
> speed, then consider that David Millar's average speed in winning the
Stage
> 19 TT in last year's TdF was approx 54.4km/h over a route that was essentially flat.
Best riders in the world on totally aero TT bikes, with all manner of coaching, training, natural
ability and chemical enhancements behind them. That's a little bit different from your average
aus.bicycle poster (I'm guessing) who is riding around the city on an mtb. I don't claim to be
super fast, but I seem to pass an awful lot of people when I ride and you are putting my speeds to
shame! ;-)
hippy
news:BC5FAFE7.B9E9%[email protected]...
> "Crusing speed" to me means a speed at which you can comfortably
travel for
> a reasonable distance, say 10km (to pluck a figure from the sky). My
riding
> is done around the city, so I have no idea what my cruising speed
would be
> if I was on a long-distance ride (e.g. 100km). No doubt it would be
lower
> than what I average on short hops around town.
How often can you sustain 40kph around the city though? Do you stop at lights, dodge cars, dodge
peds, stop for trams, etc? My commute is in traffic but the roads are straight and there are a few
hills, but my avg. speed never got anywhere near 40kph. Maybe if I took the fastest 10k section I
could get to a 40kph average speed, but that's almost half the ride so it's unlikely.
> You do realise that the "average" speed for the TdF includes a whole
load of
> hill climbing? If you want a better comparison of a pro rider's
cruising
> speed, then consider that David Millar's average speed in winning the
Stage
> 19 TT in last year's TdF was approx 54.4km/h over a route that was essentially flat.
Best riders in the world on totally aero TT bikes, with all manner of coaching, training, natural
ability and chemical enhancements behind them. That's a little bit different from your average
aus.bicycle poster (I'm guessing) who is riding around the city on an mtb. I don't claim to be
super fast, but I seem to pass an awful lot of people when I ride and you are putting my speeds to
shame! ;-)
hippy