I know it's not all about speed but .....

canaryv

25km in 49 mins. How am I doing?

For the record I'm about 6 inches too short for my weight (I've decided I can't grow any more so I'm going to have to shift some timber) and just the wrong side of 40.

I've only had my roadbike for a couple of months so I'm just hoping you can give me a benchmark.

Thanks

macondo01

You did 15.5miles in 49mins, that's an average speed of 19mph. I think many folk here would be happy with that as an average speed, some not.

If you want a goal you might want to have a go at doing a 10 miler at sub 30 minutes. By my calculations doing 19mph would put you one minute 34 seconds outside the 30 minute bracket.

By the by Bradley Wiggins did 10miles in 17min 57 secs, average speed 33.4mph. I find that hard to imagine since I only ever do that speed going down hill!

Variado

It's a pretty decent speed, especially if there's any sort of climbing involved.

For the record I'm about 6 inches too short for my weight (I've decided I can't grow any more so I'm going to have to shift some timber) and just the wrong side of 40.

If weight loss is your goal then you're right, it's not all about speed. Build up to longer distances, even if it means dropping the pace so you don't get tired - as long as you're comfortable on the bike you'll find 50km in a couple of hours fairly easy, and it's better for weight loss than a shorter blast. Combine with some sensible eating (nothing more complicated really than cutting out most of the alcohol and junk food - crisps, chocolate, ready meals etc.) and the weight will drop off.

Lancslad

I did 27.35ish km in 1:08 and something seconds this morning , thats as runners would say undulating with a rucksack on and caught a few sets of reds. Its about my 6th time on the bike. I'm a whisker under 40 and thats 4mins of my last ride. Sounds like your better than me unless you did it on the flat

bobtbuilder

Variado wrote:

It's a pretty decent speed, especially if there's any sort of climbing involved.

For the record I'm about 6 inches too short for my weight (I've decided I can't grow any more so I'm going to have to shift some timber) and just the wrong side of 40.

If weight loss is your goal then you're right, it's not all about speed. Build up to longer distances, even if it means dropping the pace so you don't get tired - as long as you're comfortable on the bike you'll find 50km in a couple of hours fairly easy, and it's better for weight loss than a shorter blast. Combine with some sensible eating (nothing more complicated really than cutting out most of the alcohol and junk food - crisps, chocolate, ready meals etc.) and the weight will drop off.

+1 for all the above.

19+ mph is a cracking average speed for a newbie or non-racing cyclist.

Longer rides at less intensity will help more with shifting the lard.

fungus_the_muffin_man

I'd love to have a flat with no stops 10 mile ride close by to see how fast I could do it.

I managed a new pb of 18.1mph avg over 50 miles the other day.

To the OP whatever speed you manage to clock up is a good speed as there are always variances to take into account such as ascents, wind, traffic, time of day you ride, riding in a group.

As long as you are happy and if you feel your improving then it doesn't matter what we think is a good or bad speed.


Lancslad - have you gone on the 30+ NWcycling club thread? Get on it and we'll arrange a ride out

furiousd

I rode to work for the 1st time this morning, 15 miles 58mins with a bit of traffic and 6 miles steady incline, will be good on the way home though. Have to get up Hollingbourne Hill on the way home though :shock:

I was pleased as only the second time i have done it. Rode to my parents and back at the weekend to test the route and see if i could actually do it.
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keef66

Can I be rude and point out it's rode, not road?

furiousd

keef66 wrote:

Can I be rude and point out it's rode, not road?

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antfly

canaryv wrote:

25km in 49 mins. How am I doing?

For the record I'm about 6 inches too short for my weight (I've decided I can't grow any more so I'm going to have to shift some timber) and just the wrong side of 40.

I've only had my roadbike for a couple of months so I'm just hoping you can give me a benchmark.

Thanks

It depends how accurate your bike computer is, was it out and back, flat, hilly, windy.

Lancslad

anyone know how Garmin 405's rate against a proper cycle computer?

FUNGUS: Yep i'm on that thread, I dont post for a week and you forget

danowat

I use my 405 on my bike, with the bike mount and cadence sensor, does everything I want.

Lancslad

cheers danowat. I just need to force myself to part with the money for a sensor then. Not bothered about the mount its perm attached to my wrist anyway and i'd be worried about forgetting to take it off the bike and some thieving git at work nicking it. Whats the advantage of having the sensor over the data it provides without it?

fungus_the_muffin_man

If your going on about the cadence sensor I find it helps for maintaining a good rythmn. I tend to keep mine between 70-90 rpm so as not to grind my knees to smithereens.

I will also use certain targets of rpm to keep up a sustained effort when I'm pounding the miles out and attempting to do some form of build up training.

Plus you can never have to many gadgets

Robbie1958

keef66 wrote:

Can I be rude and point out it's rode, not road?

It is if you come from Norfolk

Lancslad

Fungus The Muffin Man wrote:

If your going on about the cadence sensor I find it helps for maintaining a good rythmn. I tend to keep mine between 70-90 rpm so as not to grind my knees to smithereens.

I will also use certain targets of rpm to keep up a sustained effort when I'm pounding the miles out and attempting to do some form of build up training.

Plus you can never have to many gadgets

would one of those cheap £5 cycle computers from aldi do that job or are they carp?

Chrissz

FuriousD wrote:

I rode to work for the 1st time this morning, 15 miles 58mins with a bit of traffic and 6 miles steady incline, will be good on the way home though. Have to get up Hollingbourne Hill on the way home though :shock:

I was pleased as only the second time i have done it. Rode to my parents and back at the weekend to test the route and see if i could actually do it.
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Where you riding from/too?

I try to include Hollingbourne on my rides home (from Canterbury to Sittingbourne) at least twice a week during the summer - I have a love/hate relationship with that particular hill

fungus_the_muffin_man

Lancslad wrote:

Fungus The Muffin Man wrote:

If your going on about the cadence sensor I find it helps for maintaining a good rythmn. I tend to keep mine between 70-90 rpm so as not to grind my knees to smithereens.

I will also use certain targets of rpm to keep up a sustained effort when I'm pounding the miles out and attempting to do some form of build up training.

Plus you can never have to many gadgets

would one of those cheap £5 cycle computers from aldi do that job or are they carp?

The cheapy ones from Aldi are quite good to be fair. I started with one of them. It doesn't however do cadence as you need a special cadence sensor. It will give you avg speed, overal speed, fastest speed, total actual riding time, overal time and it will also do laps or you if you want that.For a fiver it's cracking.

If your new to cycling I'd start with a cheap one like that and if in 6-8mths time you still have the bug and find you want to start riding out further then look to getting a 705 or something like that.