14 miles each way, all road, 1 hour. Only once a week at the mo, getting up at 5:45 is too hard 
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Your commute - Distance? Average speed?
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Back in the real World - it's not an "official" commute (work from home) but I ride a route 3 times a week - very hilly (four hills are over 20% and more than 150 metres long), some off road, some rural, a very small bit of urban, no traffic lights.
Set my record this morning - 12.5 miles, 55m07s averaging 13.5mph
My "standard" road bike route is again very hilly and 24 miles - usually average around 16mph.
Lots of variables though - sometimes have to stop for something (often a tractor turning), sometimes ran the night before (really slows me down), etc.
Enjoy it though and it helps keep a decentish base fitness level.
On my "full on" MTB ride (very steep and technical hills and drops most of the way) I average well under 10mph.
Some of your commutes (35 miles + EACH WAY?!!) and times (ahem) are crazy!
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5 miles each way. Roughly 20 mins.
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I think we can assume that our commutes are not really comparable due to too many variables
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Bit less than two miles, i probably average a speed north of 25mph
(That is going down the hill to work. Going back up i probably average 2.5mph)
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5 miles, 22 minutes, uphill going to work, uphill coming home.
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road - 25 miles round trip with about 400m climbing - 85 to 90 minutes.
off road - 26 miles round trip >800m climbing - 2 hours 20Posted 1 year ago # -
Huddersfield to Leeds, 16.5 miles, fastest was 56 minutes so average of 17 mph.
I'm always at the back on every MTB ride I do to make a comparison in fitness. I'm feeling quite good about my commute time now!!Posted 1 year ago # -
uphill going to work, uphill coming home.
Either you cross a valley or you are defying some simple laws of nature here?!!
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Live at the top of one hill and work at the top of another.
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Live at the top of one hill and work at the top of another.
The optimist would have said downhill going to work, downhill coming home.
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Turns out commute is 10.5 mile (17k) not 11.
Commute is flat (70m elevation change) and is half rural roads half in town.
Best recorded average on trek hybrid (FX7.6) is 32.6k/20.25mph which was logged on my GPS.
On hilly loop (800m climbing) average on the hybrid is 27k
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18 miles. 18mph average.
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Clowner - does gps give true average - distance/time taken or average discounting stopped time? Just curious how the gps works it out. My cheapie comp does the cheating one
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About 14.5 miles - about 15mph. Pretty hilly including a two-black-arrows-on-the-map hill 30 seconds into the ride from home bit of a killer in the mornings...
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Does both.
Get an overall workout average which includes stoppages and a 'moving' average which doesn't
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11 miles in 42 mins is my fastest commute so far, averaging just under 16 mph, and there is 345 metres of ascent in that 11 miles.
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7.5 miles, about 30 mins in and 40 ish back (long draggy uphill).
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Thats some average speed, 22mph in and about 20.5 on the way back. Thats very impressive if true
It's not that quick for a road bike if there aren't many lights.
I've certainly averaged 23-24mph over 70ish miles without pushing it on traffic light friendly roads.
Can i applaud your troll. To average 23-24mph over 70 miles solo WITHOUT pushing it is team pro rider speed, in fact probably faster ( unless your sitting behind a truck on a slight decline for 70 miles ). Maybe your mixing kph with mph?
Here's me thinking i was fit!!
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aye did you not see him zooming off infront of you at ten under the ben G ? he is fast as **** !
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Dont worry Radoggair, you are a superfit dude.
However, I can complete my 14 mile commute in 20 minutes without breaking sweat.Posted 1 year ago # -
15 miles in about 45-60 ish mins depending on wind or how much I can be arsed
No showers at work so not overly sweaty pacePosted 1 year ago # -
8.1 miles door to bike shed, through the middle of town, lots of traffic lights and roundabouts but pretty flat.
MTB average (9 speed) 32 minutes
Road bike average 28 minutes
Car average 45 minutes
Thats all on the same route.So pretty much 16mph.
I now go in car via the motorway and do it in 15 minutes. Can't ride at the moment
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around 15 miles each way - 4 days a week in a good week. About 50-55 mins, mostly controlled by lights, wind etc.
Route is a combination of Sustrans, minor roads and a stretch of main road.
Glasgow
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trail_rat - Member
aye did you not see him zooming off infront of you at ten under the ben G ? he is fast as **** !
So thats what those flames were
( love your sarcasm, now hurry up and get to texas
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