About 3 years ago (i.e. aged around 40) on a Coker with 150 mm cranks,
and fairly ideal riding conditions, I did a number of rides against the
clock in training. I was riding hard 2 or 3 nights a week, sometimes
doing 70 miles or more in a week. (The rides are all written up in the
forum somewhere if you care to search.)
In an elapsed hour, I once did 12.95 miles. That was my all time
record.
My first couple of timed rides covered between 10 and 11 miles in an
elapsed hour. After that, I tended to think of 12 miles covered in an
hour as a minimum target.
That's averaging 12-13 mph for a whole hour. It was also on fairly
long cranks. My top recorded speed was something like 16mph.
I once did 22 miles in just a shade under 2 hours, and twice exceeded
20 miles covered in 2 hours.
All these figures are "real time" with no breaks or dismounts.
I doubt I could achieve them now. I imagine a fit young thing like Joe
Marshall could do 10 - 20% better. Even more if he cut his hair.
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Mikefule
Most will fail
And all will die
So none shall live
To tell the tale
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