What's your average speed?

beduffrich

I'm new to this commuting lark (2 weeks), I have a Boardman Hybrid team and I'm managing 14.6mph average over 4.7 or 7.3mile commute (depending on route).

What Bike do you use for the commute and what's your average speed?

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asprilla

Based on my last uploads to Garmin Connect in the middle of August; average speed 18.9mph and average moving speed 19.7mph. However, that was on a Tuesday so I'd revise them both down by 0.5mph to take Friday legs into account.

Oh, it's on a carbon road bike which I think is a Trek, and it's 21 miles each way.

bails87

I use a carbon road bike and over 15 miles tend to average around 18mph on the way in, 17mph on the way home which is slightly uphill. I don't really have any traffic lights or junctions to contend with though.

roddixon

Well I do my 22 km commute in about an hour, but then again it depends on weather, red lights, how tired I am etc. So about 13.5 mph on average, but like I say that is quite variable.

Oh, and thats on my 6 year old hybrid with Schwalbe marathon plus tour tyres (no punctures for me ).

seataltea

15mph commuting
18mph training

And not a single flat section of road on my entire commute, over every surface there is including cobbles but that's the Pennines for you.

PO Paul

10.5 miles, averaging 14 mph on a Trek 1.9 road bike

mmuk

7 miles, average about 18 mph, Kiron (alu frame) - depends on if I'm late or not!

Stu07

12.5 miles, average of 18-19mph on the way to work.

Only manage 17mph on the return (but its uphill a little).

Fortunately i only have 2 sets of traffic lights then i'm out into the country, which helps!

andrewlwood

16mph over 8.5 miles on a Trek 2.3. Pretty flat.

Long_Time_Lurker

14mph on a 26 mile round trip. Fairly flat, but 1 mile off road.
On a Felt MTB with full-fat tyres. Goes up to 16 mph on slicks.

All depends on the wind. My route is pretty exposed to the elements.

darranh

21 miles each way in to Manchester - best average 20.6 usually around 18.7-19.6 on the way in and around 17.6-18.8 on the way back - depends on lights, wind and drafting lorries down the A6

varies

indjke

My way to office is only 2.2miles long) It takes from 10 to 12 minutes in total (depending on lights and traffic) and 9-10 minutes actual riding. So its near 14mph average. So slow because the main thing - not to sweat too much

P.S. Bike is rigid Marin Muirwoods w/ Schwalbe Marathon Racer tyres

ince

10 miles each way. Half on road, half on cycle path. Speed wise anything from 16mph - 19mph. Always faster on the way home.

Bike is a GT series 4 (2008) fitted with RS20's and a rack.

stuj15

16 each way. Average time is around an hour so that makes it roughly, in a roundabout way errrr let me see, yes, yes that's right. About 16mph avg.

Fastest avg is 18.1mph I think. One day I'll break the 20 mark - that's if they get rid of the 90 odd sets of traffic lights/pedx crossings on my route.

On a Scott S30 - aluminum.

estampida

about 1hr 20, unless the missus gets the bondage gear out :roll:

beduffrich

How does 1hour 20 relate to average speed or type of bike?

Some decent speed there people, looks like I have to up my efforts :?

Mr Plum

About 17.5mph - don't know if that's moving or just total average. I use a Sigma 1609 for commuting.

9.6 mile round daily commute. If I'm not going into a headwind and the lights are with me, I can get an average of over 20mph for the day Not bad on a Tricross.

meanredspider

About 18.5 in and 17.3 out (different route with some steep uphill sections) - 15.25 miles each way. After nearly 2 years I'm yet to be overtaken :twisted: (not that it's a very busy commute!)

All done on a Focus Cayo carbon affair & Gators in the summer months. On a good run, still air, faster tyres, I can exceed 20 mph but that's the exception.

Knock at least a couple of MPH (nearer 3) off in the winter on my MTB with Ice Spikers.

Tusher

I'm the middle aged woman on the Kona Jake you all pass then.

According to the Garmin, 10.5 mph going to work (10 mile commute, more up hill going in) and 11.5 mph on the way home.

Although I do regularly hit 28 mph on the long downhill home.

RufusA

Are average speeds like todger length - all men lie?

Rufus.

Initialised

Up to 18mph in. Usually ~15mph back.

Bike is a rigid framed Giant Boulder ALU Lite from the late nineties with commuter gearing and semi-slick tyres. Only the frame is original.

optimisticbiker

RufusA wrote:

Are average speeds like todger length - all men lie?

Rufus.

Not when its backed up by Garmin!

16.98mph average over 15.2miles on a 15kg hybrid with 28mmm Conti 4000 tyres

On the early bit with few lights/little traffic 20.2mph average over the first 5miles..

velocestrapture

12 mile commute takes me an hour, but that includes a long slow hill and a couple of sections of heavy traffic and lots of light.

Uninterrupted speed is 16-20 mph.

I commute on a Specialized Tri-cross still with the 35 mm tyres as I do have a short section off road.

optimisticbiker

OptimisticBiker wrote:

RufusA wrote:

Are average speeds like todger length - all men lie?

Rufus.

Not when its backed up by Garmin!

16.98mph average over 15.2miles on a 15kg hybrid with 28mmm Conti 4000 tyres

On the early bit with few lights/little traffic 20.2mph average over the first 5miles..

Just as an addition, I did the commute on my road bike on Friday for the first time, and although close to a PB it wasn't that much faster. The initial 5miles where the roads are clearer was 3% faster on average speed... which, IMHO, proves its much more about the rider than the bike!

Mr Plum

OptimisticBiker wrote:

Just as an addition, I did the commute on my road bike on Friday for the first time, and although close to a PB it wasn't that much faster. The initial 5miles where the roads are clearer was 3% faster on average speed... which, IMHO, proves its much more about the rider than the bike!

Hmm, a few months ago I went from commuting on a slicked-up hard tail MTB to commuting on my Tricross with 25mm tyres. My average went up by about 3mph - that's massive, and I know I'd go faster if I used my carbon road bike. Anyway, this is a whole other thread...

optimisticbiker

Mr Plum wrote:

OptimisticBiker wrote:

Just as an addition, I did the commute on my road bike on Friday for the first time, and although close to a PB it wasn't that much faster. The initial 5miles where the roads are clearer was 3% faster on average speed... which, IMHO, proves its much more about the rider than the bike!

Hmm, a few months ago I went from commuting on a slicked-up hard tail MTB to commuting on my Tricross with 25mm tyres. My average went up by about 3mph - that's massive, and I know I'd go faster if I used my carbon road bike. Anyway, this is a whole other thread...

Yes, I might agree on open roads... where you can get up to max speed and maintain it for longer periods of time.. but in the traffic light infested undergrowth of the urban commute I don't think the bike makes a whole lot of difference...

whitestar1

I cover 12 miles round trip. Average speed is 12/13 miles an hour.

roddixon

OptimisticBiker wrote:

Mr Plum wrote:

OptimisticBiker wrote:

Just as an addition, I did the commute on my road bike on Friday for the first time, and although close to a PB it wasn't that much faster. The initial 5miles where the roads are clearer was 3% faster on average speed... which, IMHO, proves its much more about the rider than the bike!

Hmm, a few months ago I went from commuting on a slicked-up hard tail MTB to commuting on my Tricross with 25mm tyres. My average went up by about 3mph - that's massive, and I know I'd go faster if I used my carbon road bike. Anyway, this is a whole other thread...

Yes, I might agree on open roads... where you can get up to max speed and maintain it for longer periods of time.. but in the traffic light infested undergrowth of the urban commute I don't think the bike makes a whole lot of difference...

Thishas been investigated in detail and published in the British Medical Journal (well, as a joke at Christmas, but still counts )

optimisticbiker

roddixon wrote:

OptimisticBiker wrote:

Mr Plum wrote:

OptimisticBiker wrote:

Just as an addition, I did the commute on my road bike on Friday for the first time, and although close to a PB it wasn't that much faster. The initial 5miles where the roads are clearer was 3% faster on average speed... which, IMHO, proves its much more about the rider than the bike!

Hmm, a few months ago I went from commuting on a slicked-up hard tail MTB to commuting on my Tricross with 25mm tyres. My average went up by about 3mph - that's massive, and I know I'd go faster if I used my carbon road bike. Anyway, this is a whole other thread...

Yes, I might agree on open roads... where you can get up to max speed and maintain it for longer periods of time.. but in the traffic light infested undergrowth of the urban commute I don't think the bike makes a whole lot of difference...

Thishas been investigated in detail and published in the British Medical Journal (well, as a joke at Christmas, but still counts )

LOL, thanks for this, it made me smile a lot while reading , especially as many similar discussions (particularly the relevance of carbon and n+1 to marital stability) have been held around the coffee machine at work between myself and my cyclng colleagues.

Nik Cube

My average riding pace is 17 mph according to cateye.

beduffrich

I managed to get mine up to 17.5mph on Friday after reading this thread, i thought I wasn't trying hard enough. Thanks for the inspiration everyone.