Well I'm a toad on average speed but yesterday I got my BikeE up to
39.1MPH !!! that's my fastest yet
cbb wrote:
>
> I too am a speedaholic! Specially when riding my fast bike. Last year I was commuting on my fast
> bike several times a week (23 hilly mile one way). I would work hard in the morning when its cool
> (getting in a good workout) then in the afternoon when its much hotter I would leave work with the
> intention of taking it easy (its hot, my legs are a little sore). But then I hit the first flat
> stretch or down hill. Now my adrenalin is going. I'm pushing hard on the hills and even more on
> flatter sections. I've got the ride average speed up on the computer and trying to make it go
> higher (or keep it from dropping when climbing). I get home soaking wet from sweat my 50 oz water
> bag near empty and a new ride high on the trip average speed. Nows when I again think "I was
> planning on taking a leisurely ride."
>
> Didn't quite get to 21 mph computer average but I am 30 and ride a lowracer so I can't claim any
> amazing feats just personal bests.
>
> Craig Optima Baron
>
> Cletus Lee <
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> > In article <
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> > > 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.
