I only recently started riding having got a nice new cheap Specialized MTB. I've been taking it around Bushy Park on a 2 lap, 14.5 mile route. Nothing particularly off road, just some dirt paths and no hills to speak of really.
I thought I was doing quite well at it managing the route in just over an hour. Then I realised my average speed it about 13 mph, which means that if I doubled my route length, I'd be beaten by a marathon runner! This depressed me somewhat. Now I admit that my legs aren't in anyway fit having not ridden a bike for 10 years and even then I rarely did more than 2 miles at a time, to and from College.
Is this a respectable speed?
I thought I was doing quite well at it managing the route in just over an hour. Then I realised my average speed it about 13 mph, which means that if I doubled my route length, I'd be beaten by a marathon runner! This depressed me somewhat. Now I admit that my legs aren't in anyway fit having not ridden a bike for 10 years and even then I rarely did more than 2 miles at a time, to and from College.
Is this a respectable speed?