when does it get easier or faster?

[Jdratcliffe]

commute 22miles each way 5days a week to work and was averaging 1 hr 45mins on a hybrid switched to a roadie in dec last year and knocked 25mins off this so average trip ( not mega windy bad traffic and some traffic light luck) is around the 1hr 20 ish mark average speed 18 MPH but each trip now seems the same effort and when i try extra hard on a fri eve mainly or a Monday morning when i fell freshest the time does seem to change by some miricale i did a 1hr 11mins one trip a few weeks back and hoped i could get this down as an average but no luck... ideas? hints?

 

[biggs682]

just got to keep trying is there a differnat route you could try ?

 

[Miquel In De Rain]

I reckon i'd cut fifteen minutes off of my commute if I didn't stop at traffic lights.

 

[4F]

commute 22miles each way 5days a week to work and was averaging 1 hr 45mins on a hybrid switched to a roadie in dec last year and knocked 25mins off this so average trip ( not mega windy bad traffic and some traffic light luck) is around the 1hr 20 ish mark average speed 18 MPH but each trip now seems the same effort and when i try extra hard on a fri eve mainly or a Monday morning when i fell freshest the time does seem to change by some miricale i did a 1hr 11mins one trip a few weeks back and hoped i could get this down as an average but no luck... ideas? hints?

Pedal faster ?

 

[Andrew_P]

Is that average moving time and speed? Or total time and speed? Either way going to Redhill to North London @ 18mph is VERY good going.

 

[Dan B]

Take it easy a couple of days a week, and go extra hard on the others.

 

[TonyEnjoyD]

Is that average moving time and speed? Or total time and speed? Either way going to Redhill to North London @ 18mph is VERY good going.

+1 to this.

 

[kevin_cambs_uk]

I found on the days where I made a more steady approach rather than go hell for leather there was not much time differrence, what I worked ou was my legs were tired earlier as they had not warmed up.

Wind is the single biggest factor for me, then traffic lights, but to be honest mate, I think that at 5 days a week, at 22 each way in just over an hour at 18 mph, is something to be extremely proud of, thats real man cycling !!

 

[boydj]

It's not a good idea to chase your time every day. You will get tired and discouraged. Forget the times and just enjoy the cycle. Maybe once a month you can go for it when you are feeling good and conditions are right.That's a long commute by most standards and you'll find that taking it relatively easy will only cost a minute or two, but should leave you fresher mentally and physically.

 

[Matthew_T]

I find that cycling up hills increases the amount of force your legs get used to and therefore increases the amount of power you are actually putting down on the roads.
Try going up some hills in your spare time and you will soon see the speeds increasing.

 

[dawesome]

It's not a good idea to chase your time every day. You will get tired and discouraged. Forget the times and just enjoy the cycle. Maybe once a month you can go for it when you are feeling good and conditions are right..

boydj is a wise bird.

 

[Jdratcliffe]

Is that average moving time and speed? Or total time and speed? Either way going to Redhill to North London @ 18mph is VERY good going.

thats total time, well an average last couple been 1.35 1 40 due to wind and the rain. it is good? what do others average on your commutes?

 

[Jdratcliffe]

I reckon i'd cut fifteen minutes off of my commute if I didn't stop at traffic lights.

recon i could take more than that off some my route ( a23) has 3/4 traffic lights in a mile straight bit which can be very annoying.

 

[Jdratcliffe]

It's not a good idea to chase your time every day. You will get tired and discouraged. Forget the times and just enjoy the cycle. Maybe once a month you can go for it when you are feeling good and conditions are right.That's a long commute by most standards and you'll find that taking it relatively easy will only cost a minute or two, but should leave you fresher mentally and physically.

thanks that sounds good advice might make every other monday "speed day" if the conditions are right.


ps sorry for the multiply posts i dont know how to add multiple quotes in one post

 

[calibanzwei]

It never gets easier, you only get faster.