Average speed?

wilko193 · June 2007

hi there, after just buying my new bike a week or so ago (fury) it seems i am going a tad faster than i used to, which is to be expected. However, i was wondering, jus thow fast is it comparitively. I average about 14-17 mph just along the river and light/medium xc, anybody got any figures for thei rides?

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Kestrel_daos · June 2007

Hmm, it is very very hard to compare speeds. On some routes I might average only 10km/h, yet I can average 23km/h in summer of a 20km race route that I've devised.

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Unknown · June 2007

Also depends how long you go for wilko, though 17 is quite a good average, club level is about 15 over 40-50 miles.

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gary_fisher3 · June 2007

It's very hard to compare average speeds. But as I can't average 17mph on the road never mind off road then I would say your flying!!

Unknown · June 2007

17 MPH is okay... alot of the speed that you get depends on the tyres. When I go for my rides I'm happy with anything above 8mph. Although saying that I am an offroad steep hill merchant steep hill or toughie

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gary_fisher3 · June 2007

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"> 17 MPH is okay... <hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">

I think I must be really slowing down. I did a 10 mile time trial last weekend. I managed 23:40 which I was rather pleased with until I found out I'd come last!

BeaconJon · June 2007

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by gary_fisher3

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"> 17 MPH is okay... <hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">

I think I must be really slowing down. I did a 10 mile time trial last weekend. I managed 23:40 which I was rather pleased with until I found out I'd come last!

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Thats not bad for a 10 at all. Avarage on that is well above 20mph. I sometimes miss my roadie days.............[:D]

Most of my MTB riding (XC) averages out anywhere between 10 and 14 mph depending on my route min of 10 miles max at about 30. I try not to pay too much attention esp when the sun is out and I'm just enjoying the ride.

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Capt. Jon · June 2007

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by gary_fisher3

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"> 17 MPH is okay... <hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">

I think I must be really slowing down. I did a 10 mile time trial last weekend. I managed 23:40 which I was rather pleased with until I found out I'd come last!

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I wouldn't worry too much, it's not how fast you go but how much fun you have that is important.

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Unknown · June 2007

23:40 is 25mph? sounds pretty fast to me, what bike was it on?

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juankerrwmb · June 2007

17mph is decent going. I do a 14 mile flat training run on my MTB in an hour. Slowest is Delamere when I'm slogging off-piste. 4.5 mph average is not uncommon!!

gary_fisher3 · June 2007

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Frankie

23:40 is 25mph? sounds pretty fast to me, what bike was it on?
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wilko193 · June 2007

i don;t worry about getting faster, i just love riding, was wondering how fast other people are.

the 17 is on a 7 mile run to my athletics club i do twice a week, is along the thames path which ranges from smooth tarmac to tree roots as thick as my kneck. Is mainly flat(ish) stoney type surface (scientific eh)

but i could probably do that route with my eyes closed as i have cycled there all through the summer for the last 3 yrs.

I am sure it's accurate, is a garmin etrex, not a bike computer

thanks for all the replies!

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scott mcavennie · June 2007

I average about 15mph round Richmond Park during the week (in summer).

Drops to around 9mph on a 20 mile circuit of Holmbury & Leith Hills at the weekends.

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futon river crossing · June 2007

I manage between 9/10mph - depends on the route, top speed off road 32/37mph :-)

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Unknown · June 2007

GF3 - that's not a bad time at all for a 10 mile TT (especially as like me you're no teenager IIRC [;)]). I'd be VERY happy with sub 25 mins these days.

Normally I average around 12 mph on the MTB and about 18/19mph on the roadie. Both obviously depend on distance & difficulty.

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Unknown · June 2007

Depends so much on the terrain and weather conditions. In my prime I could average nearly 25mph on fireroads and dirt tracks for hours, but as little as 7mph on the gnarly black XC runs of Wharncliffe.

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Unknown · June 2007

We usually estimate an average of 10mph. We got down to 3mph on a long windy climb the other week, and got up to 30mph on the flat last week so it depends entirely on what kind of ride you're doing.

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geeteewmb · June 2007

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by supersonic

Depends so much on the terrain and weather conditions. In my prime I could average nearly 25mph on fireroads and dirt tracks for hours...<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">If you could average 25mph for hours on dirt tracks and fire roads you must have been one hell of a rider Sonic! When I on the Scottish Squad as a school boy, and on a TT bike with a disk, tri-spoke, low pro helmet and skin suit, I would barely break the hour for a 25 mile TT on a fast circuit on a good day - and I was fit as hell back then!!!

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Unknown · June 2007

As soon as I get up to about 20 - 22mph I run out of gears so I don't know how Paul managed... He must've been pedalling like the clappers!!

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Unknown · June 2007

Yeah, 25 on that terrain on a moutain bike? That would put you at pro level on a good road bike.

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Unknown · June 2007

That route we've been talking to you about Frankie, from Swalwell to Consett, Jon & Gordon occasionally do intervals along there and their top speed (even on a slight downslope) was 28mph or thereabouts and that was really pushing themselves!

Paul - I could swear you said you'd never used a cycle computer so how do you know what your speed was (out of curiosity only)?

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tinytjf · June 2007

We averaged 10km/hr doing Skyline (46km, 2000m ascent) the other weekend and managed 15km/hr doing The Wall and Penhydd (45km total, 1000m ascent). I feel slow now.

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Unknown · June 2007

Na, that's average speed I'd say. I think some folk are confusing "average speed" for "top speed" here [;)]

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Unknown · June 2007

Nick Craig averaged about 25mph on the Penrith Merida but he's an Olympic athlete.

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Unknown · June 2007

As someone said earlier it depends on terrain and how long you are out for. I could average 27 MPH on a 5 minute ride but would be pushed to manage 15mph over an hour.
As a guide to get a gold time on the Evans rides you have to go faster than 10mph. They are generally a mix of road and singletrack with some big hills in (if they are at Leith/Tower Hill. I normally do the standard length (25-27 miles)and get a gold but when the conditions are atrocious and the mud is thick it is really hard to manage that. When doing the Polaris if I can manage 10mph I would be very happy (7hrs day 1,5hrs day 2)

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tinytjf · June 2007

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Cazzdevil

Nick Craig averaged about 25mph on the Penrith Merida but he's an Olympic athlete.

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Bloody hell. That's quick for such a long ride. The 10km/hr for 5 hours on Skyline absolutely killed me!

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Wolf · June 2007

I average around 15km/h on my usual hilly/traily/XC route. By the way, I use a Cateye Velo 8 to determine this, but it didn't give me the option to enter the diameter of my wheels. I assumed it was set to a standard 26" mtb wheel, but could it be set for a bigger road bike wheel instead?

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Unknown · June 2007

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by jonsteed

As someone said earlier it depends on terrain and how long you are out for. I could average 27 MPH on a 5 minute ride but would be pushed to manage 15mph over an hour.Jon Steed - the not so New Avenger

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27mph is easy, Lots of folks manage about that on the 162mile Paris-Roubaix, including 30 odd miles of cobbles.

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Futureboy · June 2007

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">I think some folk are confusing "average speed" for "top speed" here
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Yep, or a few people are kidding themselves on!

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">In my prime I could average nearly 25mph on fireroads and dirt tracks for hours<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">

Not a chance. Especially the "for hours" comment. You wouldn't be far of the British 25 mile TT record with a sub 50 minute time. So to average 25 over hours, you'd win TT's on a mountain bike. I think not.

Capt. Jon · June 2007

Lance Armstrong's average speed for the Tour de France in 2005 was 25mph (also the quickest time trail ever in the Tour is 62km at 34mph in a team!)

Sonic must have a lovely section of downhill fireroad 50 miles long he rides on...or he was on a motorbike...or confusing mph and kph...or we have an interntional rider in our midst.

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madmole · June 2007

My averages

16mph on road on my own
14mph on road with wife on her bike
12mph on tow path (Thames)
8mph Average around Leith hill
3mph Swinley forest (max 38mph, but seems more uphill than down)

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