Just got back into commuting (bit of a fair weather commuter I’m afraid!). I’ve been using the new single speed for just over a week now, prior to that it was a ‘relaxed road/gravel bike’ - decent steed (9.5kg/Tiagra). Being a bit of a data geek I record my averages using my fitbit & GPS on the bike. My average on the gravel bike is anything between 14.5 - 15mph, basically been that for the last couple of years. It’s a fairly flat run, bit of start/stop & 16 mile round trip. My SS is showing an average of 16mph - same equipment so no issues there. I know the increase in average isn’t massive, but I was expecting the SS to be slower to be honest. I’ve plotted over a week so it’s not just a one off - average today was 17mph!!
so.... is this normal? I really would have thought a SS would have been marginally slower than a geared bike?
so.... is this normal? I really would have thought a SS would have been marginally slower than a geared bike?