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Nothing at all to gain... As i said I'm more than impressed by your speed. Well done. Fastest rider i've met in my life so far i think. If only i had a clue eh?
Yeah, need to say what kind of course/road surface/weather and what type of bike - one persons idea of "road bike" is another persons idea of "tourer".
As a rough guide, most of my road rides seem to average 16-18mph. I can get higher (my commute into work is mostly downhill so I can get 20ish if the traffic is light). I try to avoid riding my MTB on the road for prolonged periods so no real idea of average speed there - probably in the order of 12mph or so.
Road races are a completely different kettle of fish. A typical 3/4 will be about 22mph average, E/1/2 will be up at 26ish. I've done crits that have averaged 29mph and that was unbelievably fast, there is NO rest in something that quick.
I think I managed to do 18miles in about 1 hour on my dialled alpine with a 1x9 setup and 2.35 maxxis high rollers on. It was only about 3 minutes over an hour so i guess about an 18mph average speed.
Did the same route on my road bike on saturday and i got about the same time. My fitness must have dropped off i guess