What is your Max & Average Commuting Speed

shoulder_of_orion

Hi, I am a seasoned cyclist but I have had a couple of years slumming it with the plebs on the tube. Now back in the game and so glad for it. I used the CTW scheme to buy a new bike and all the equipment needed, including a computer.

When I finished my journey in today, it read:
11.6 miles total distance / 29.0mph max speed / 13.0mph average speed.

I remember reading a stat in the press a couple of years ago that the average speed for cars in London during rush hour is 12mph. So that my 13 mph average was quite pleasing to me. I am badly unfit at the moment and I was barely trying so I know that I will be able to increase both the average and the max speeds, but I am not sure by how much.

I am interested in what I can aspire to, so what are your equivalent stats? (FCN / total distance / max speed / ave speed)

I am NOT interested in your social rides or how quickly you go round the velodrome, commuting only! For reference, my FCN is 5.

sarajoy

FCN 8 (soon to be 7)

Distance: ~8.5 miles
Max Speed: 29.7
Ave Speed: 12ish (depending on going home or coming in - oddly faster on the more uphill route!)

And just to show off:
Max Cadence: 95
Ave Cadence: 60-65ish

Clever Pun

my max is low 30's in either direction

on the way my average is 16-19mph on the way home it's generally about 2mph slower

Edit: 13 mile commute

linsen

My FCN is 132

My max is around 30mph

My average is around 15mph on the way to work, around 17mph on the way home these days

Christophe3967

15-16 mph average is par for the course for me on the way in regardless of gears/ SS. Much less on the way home due to the traffic - 13 if I'm lucky. Max speed is 26-27 on SS but have just stuck a bigger gear on so hoping to break through the 30 barrier. Low 30s with gears.

lost_in_thought

My FCN is 7 on my SS.

Average for 2009 (only 2 weeks) is 15.1mph, max is 26.2mph. Depending on how I go I may be switching back towards my beloved big gear this week, which should result in faster travel.

CiB

FCN = ? (Haven't checked)
Distance: 20.8 miles or thereabouts depending on route
Max speed is 41 on a nice downhill section
Average Avg speed shows as 18.28
Average Max speed is 34.4
Average cadence is 73.1
Average max cadence is 106

With thanks to Excel, IIS, ASP.Net & SQL Server.

crabstix

186,000mps......of course, thats only when I am on a Lightspeed Archon!







In my dreams... anyway.

Feltup

Distance 13 miles (winter route)
On roadie:
max speed 43mph
average speed 19-21mph

On Singlecross fixie with knobbly tyres:
max speed 29mph
average speed 16-18 mph
max cadence approx 140 (thought my legs were going to explode)

Rich158

FCN - 5

My commute is 22.6 miles and I average anywhere between 16 and 19 mph depending upon traffic conditions, weather, and how hungover I am. My best is a 20mph average, and I'd like to keep it constant at about 18, but that's proving difficult over 4/5 days. My fastest recorded speed to date is 42mph down Shooters Hill :shock:

N0bodyOfTheGoat

51 kph (31.8 mph) max
23.1 kph (14.4 mph) average
5.1 miles each way, from Bitterne to Hollybrook via the Common (if you know Southampton)
276ft climb, 200 ft descent (bound for home)
FCN: 6? (hairy legged roadie in work clothes with raceblades)

Edit: Average speed corrected (lowered) after discovering a misreading in the sunset last night... Now more like what I expected the speedometer to show!

shoulder_of_orion

yup, looks like I have a lot of improving to do...

must try shooters hill out, that's not too far from me.

itboffin

According to Nokia sport tracker I managed 998.3MPH last week, I must say I'm very please with my progress

Feltup

itboffin wrote:

According to Nokia sport tracker I managed 998.3MPH last week, I must say I'm very please with my progress

I wondered where that sonic boom came from

whyamihere

Distance: Around 16.5 miles each way
Max speed: Just over 40mph
Average Speed: Tends to be around 19 on the way in, 18 on the way back
Climbing: Around 230m on the way in, 270m on the way back.

steve-m

8 miles commute

Best time on roadie 27 minutes in, 32 home
Fixed 30 mins, home ???

Just changed from 42x16 (69") to 42x14 (79") so hoping to get some decent speeds, heading south into the blinding sun today it was never going to happen.

Max speed: Road ~50k/31m ph
Fixed 40k/25m ph (on old ratio)

DiggingDeeper

11.5 miles coming home tonight
40 mins 50 secs
16.9mph ave
30 mph max (short downhill section)

On the main straight sections was holding 21-22 mph

.....Getting there, but must try harder

Chaz.Harding

linsen wrote:

My FCN is 132

Bloody hell!!! What are you riding? Wait, are you pretending to be a comercial truck engine??

My speeds are 16mph-ish (hilly)

Dunno about my max - my eyes are streaming (prob more from the cold...

Chaz.Harding

linsen wrote:

My FCN is 132

Bloody hell!!! What are you riding? Wait, are you pretending to be a comercial truck engine??

My speeds are 16mph-ish (hilly)

Dunno about my max - my eyes are streaming (prob more from the cold...

Bassjunkieuk

I get a nice variety of routes to choose from with my commuting, distances can vary from 2 to 13 miles!

Max speed: Depending on route chosen can be anywhere from 30-40mph, now it's getting drier and warmer I'll be hitting the steeper hill more often to try and better my PB!

Average: Normally between mid 15 and high 16, varies depending on how many of those ruddy red lights I hit and if I find any worthy opposition :-)

Again based on the average speed of a car in central London being a (rather generous) 12mph I think this is great!

stuaff

My commute's a mere 2-2.5 miles depending which way I go (I went a longer way round today, actually worked out as quick- fewer junctions etc), takes about 10 minutes to get back from work (at 8-8.30), usually nearer 15 going in (just before noon). I know, slow- but apart from me being slow, lots of junctions, turns, traffic lights, and stupid drivers acting like I'm invisible. I doubt I'd be faster on a really flash road bike, I am of course open to testing that theory

Kieran_Burns

Holy hell. :shock:

I need to get fit. How in Gods name are some of you guys getting such high numbers? I'm happy if I do my 14.5 commute in an hour at the moment. Personal best is 50 mins, but the Winter hiatus (and working away from site) has slowed me right down again.

Mind you - I've just spent a FORTUNE on the car so I'll be cycling to and from more often now whether I want to or not!

rb1956

My numbers look pretty pitiful:

Distance:     31.7km (19.7miles) round-trip.
Max. speed:   55kph (34mph) on long downhill section.
Ave. speed:   17.4kph (10.8mph) round-trip.
Ave. cadence: 79.9rpm

hillclimbingnut

My lowly scores are as follows:

FCN=4

Total Daily Commute = 23.85miles
Best Time = 72 mins
Ave Time = 90 mins
Best Ave Speed = 19.875 mph
Ave Ave Speed = 15.9 mph

Max Speed Once = 54mph down Slack Hill near Matlock Derbyshire
Max Speed Regular Downhill = 37mph down Morley Lane (Drum Hill) from Work
Max Speed Flat Once = 32mph
Max Speed Flat Regular = 22mph
Max Speed Uphill Once (1:10) 15mph
Max Speed Uphill Once (1:7) 10mph

Im gonna be on an 103K Audax this weekend in Hathersage with 2180 metres of climbing. Would like to improve my climbing to the same level I had last year as im feeling out of it a bit at the mo.

Is anyone else going on this ride?

If not and anyone would like the route sending in case you get over that way would be happy to send it.

Is it possible to PM in this forum. Didnt look before I wrote the message.

Bassjunkieuk

@HCN - You can PM, just click on the persons name in the thread or us the little "PM" button at the bottom of their post :-)

singlespeedexplosif

Today's figures:
ave 27.9kph
Max 74.2kph.

joew4ll

FCN 6 Commute home last night 15.5 miles, Max 39, average 19.6
Commute in this morning, 14.2 miles, max 35 average 18 - didn't want to be too sweaty when I got in.

Best home commute average was 21.4 with a max of 44, usually takes between 43 minutes and 48 depending on wind mostly.

This includes climbing a total of 218m on the way home, 8 miles on pretty much constant uphill

itboffin

Today 8miles avg 13mph max 25mph

But of course I was very very drunk!

BoardinBob

Commute distance = 10.4km

Ave. Time = 30 minutes

Ave. speed = 23km/h

Top speed = 38km/h

wgwarburton

Hi,

FCN 9, apparantly (dirty/functional fixie+beard+toeclips)

Commute work 4.65 miles Av (13 trips) 17.6mph max 31mph.

Commute home 4.5 miles Av (9 trips) 18mph max 36mph

TBH, the home run ought to be quicker, as it's more downhill, but I sometimes cycle with a slower friend, or pick up shopping etc, so the average gets pulled down. The ride in tends to be focussed on catching the 0722!
There's a half-mile or so at the other end that I don't log- this varies more, depending on where I'm working- it was a mile at the end of last year and two or three during the summer.

Cheers,
W.

itboffin

What me!? google docs a laptop and too much spare time on my hands, well.....

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