Fastest commute ever

[BentMikey]

Oh I was so chuffed this morning! My fastest commute EVER. i went from Bromley via the A21 to Lewisham then the A202 via Peckham, Camberwell, and on to Vauxhall and Hyde Park Corner. 30.1km/hr rolling average according to my Cateye Astrale 8. To get that average I had to sit at 38km/hr on the flat, and over 50 on even the slightest downhill. There were some very surprised kids in a school van that I kept up with from Peckham to Victoria, thats also the first time I've kept up with fast flowing 8am Sunday morning traffic.

 

[MrGrumpy]

on the fixed ?

 

[domtyler]

4 Shredded wheat?

 

[magnatom]

Did you run any red lights or mount any pavements....?

Nice one.

Not my fastest today, but great conditions for cycle commuting. Cold and crisp this morning with a slight tailwind, weeeeeee!

 

[BentMikey]

Nah, it was on the 'bent, MrG. Yes, I stopped for all the traffic lights, and the only bits of pavement I rode on was leaving my house, and in Hyde Park, just a few meters worth. LOL!

Not so fast a commute for some perhaps, but plenty enough for me, esp. given it's the first time I've broken the 30km/hour rolling average.

 

[andharwheel]

looks like the tailbox is working!

 

[domtyler]

I fixed my garmin edge to my fixie a little while ago and hav ethe stats from that mornings ride in:

Summary Data
Total Time (h:m:s) 0:21:23 3:21 pace
Moving Time (h:m:s) 0:20:33 3:13 pace
Distance (mi ) 6.37
Moving Speed (mph) 18.6 avg. 33.4 max.
Elevation Gain (ft) +427 / -366

Avg. Heart Rate 169 bpm Zone 5.1

Temperature (°F) 61.7°F avg. 62.6°F high
Wind Speed ( mph) NW 2.3 avg. NW 3.5 max.

 

[BentMikey]

Nice! Almost exactly the same moving speed, assuming your Garmin calculates it the same way a Cateye does.

 

[Tynan]

I'm generally into the wind and uphills going in and stink

generally tailwind and downhills on the return, averaged 18mph+ and that's with shags of red lights

what's with you people and your kmh?

 

[BentMikey]

Because km is used in audax and where I used to live. Not that I've done much audax, mind you.

 

[gazzaputt]

what's 30kph in real money|?

 

[Tynan]

uh huh, fair enough, loads of people seem to use kmh

I have a suspicion that they do it because it's a bigger number so it seems like they've done faster/longer

 

[cupoftea]

The fastest I've done was this year on my old race MTB with slicks on, and average of 33.2KPH over 24K Buckhurst Hill to Westminster, hit a maximum of 46.2kph

On my winter bike I doubt I'm doing 25kph :-(

 

[BentMikey]

Divide by 1.609 to convert, so 18.7mph average over 15 miles. Tynan, that doesn't work if you specify the units, which is why I'm always careful to put the km/hour.

LOL, I've just realised that commute isn't at all fast compared to my Berlin marathon time on inline skates. 26.2 miles in 1:17:48, or 20.21mph average. That's a bit horrifying to realise I was that much faster on skates, which are considerably less efficient than a normal bike, much less my recumbent.

 

[Terminator]

Well dump the bike and use the skates then.