Average Speed!

[ianwoodi]

my first road bike was a scott speedster 40 £600 great bike still got it for winter and training rollers my other is kuota carbon di2 £3500 which is a blast they say your bike will not improve your speed but on my kuota i can increase my speed by another 10mph on the flat so enjoy like i have

 

[Andrew_P]

oh my

 

[HLaB]

Thanks - is there that much of a difference between the cheapest road bike (no idea how much - where's the best place to look?) and a middle-of-the-road one?

Theres quite a difference at the lower end of the scale (say below £500?) but when you get higher range (£800-1000 plus) there diminishing rates of return. Depending on your budget there's a massive difference between the £300 Decathlon Triban and the £100 Toyrus special.

 

[ianwoodi]

yes i agree.The jump i made from £600 bike to a £3500 bike was amazing the bike handled great the lightness was amazing

 

[Hip Priest]

I read an interview with an italian ex-pro cyclist called Zoppi recently. He said that Team Sky's success has had a downside, with loads of newbie amateur cyclists thinking that getting better involves complex training and dietary interventions.

At this level, if you want to improve, just ride your bike more and put more effort in.

 

[Andrew_P]

'marginal gains'

Darn, I never managed to get that in to one of my posts!

 

[Hip Priest]

Darn, I never managed to get that in to one of my posts!

I've since taken it out, but my editing wasn't quick enough!

 

[Pat "5mph"]

Why on earth would you want to give up because there's someone faster than you?

There is always someone slower than you (me)

 

[Pat "5mph"]

I think I must be the most pathetic cyclist on the planet!

No, that would be me.
But I'm having great cycling adventures at 5mph

 

[ianwoodi]

What ever your cycling ability enjoy it

 

[redcard]

There is always someone slower than you (me)

We call them pedestrians!

 

[Pat "5mph"]

We call them pedestrians!

I scalped a wee mobility scooter once

 

[Nigelnaturist]

I know my mate Craig is super fast but 35.5mph up the Dunfermline DC when AB (another super fast rider) is only (only ) 22.6mph; when you click on Craigs ride its 19.8mph, slow for him but more realistic Its a similar story for the KOM but even more extreme, 44.2mph shown and 11mph in the details; I'm dubious of his top speed though but on the whole its looks to be another dodgy segment but outside the top two it seems reasonable

I had one like that last night, it showed my avg of 19.6mph over the 1.1 mile but the segment detail showed 15.3mph
It's more likely strava.
http://app.strava.com/activities/54709572#995715120

 

[monkeylc]

Couple of grams a week +

 

[Rob3rt]

Why on earth would you want to give up because there's someone faster than you?

There is no such thing as defeat if you don't compete!