Re: Poll: Age/Cruising Speed?

My geezer 45yo. self with physical problems hammers all the time. How
fast come see. Who gives a [censored] anyway?

We ride for fun and average or cruising speed doesn't mean a thing.
Don't get me wrong. I like to go fast, and do so as much as I can.
Then again, I go slow, too. Many of my rides include off road sections
and dirt trails of many miles, much of it single track. Some times I
hammer them and others I take it casually. Many times I'm touring
(sight-seeing) and socializing, having food and beer and such and a
great time. In that case, my speed drops a bit.

Anyway, if you must know, I don't know, because I don't ride with a
cyclometer. For me, biking became so much more fun without one.
However, to answer the question succinctly I normally cruise somewhere
between 17-23mph, depending on my condition and the wind
speed/direction. If I'm on a dedicated hammer session, it goes up a
notch (1mph?).

Has anyone ascertained the motivation for this question?

Robin Hubert

Robin Hubert said:

My geezer 45yo. self with physical problems hammers all the time. How
fast come see. Who gives a [censored] anyway?

We ride for fun and average or cruising speed doesn't mean a thing.
Don't get me wrong. I like to go fast, and do so as much as I can.
Then again, I go slow, too. Many of my rides include off road sections
and dirt trails of many miles, much of it single track. Some times I
hammer them and others I take it casually. Many times I'm touring
(sight-seeing) and socializing, having food and beer and such and a
great time. In that case, my speed drops a bit.

Anyway, if you must know, I don't know, because I don't ride with a
cyclometer. For me, biking became so much more fun without one.
However, to answer the question succinctly I normally cruise somewhere
between 17-23mph, depending on my condition and the wind
speed/direction. If I'm on a dedicated hammer session, it goes up a
notch (1mph?).

Has anyone ascertained the motivation for this question?

Maybe it was a test to see how succinctly people would answer the
question? ;-)

- Frank Krygowski

Robin Hubert said:

My geezer 45yo. self with physical problems hammers all the time. How
fast come see. Who gives a [censored] anyway?

We ride for fun and average or cruising speed doesn't mean a thing.
Don't get me wrong. I like to go fast, and do so as much as I can.
Then again, I go slow, too. Many of my rides include off road sections
and dirt trails of many miles, much of it single track. Some times I
hammer them and others I take it casually. Many times I'm touring
(sight-seeing) and socializing, having food and beer and such and a
great time. In that case, my speed drops a bit.

Anyway, if you must know, I don't know, because I don't ride with a
cyclometer. For me, biking became so much more fun without one.
However, to answer the question succinctly I normally cruise somewhere
between 17-23mph, depending on my condition and the wind
speed/direction. If I'm on a dedicated hammer session, it goes up a
notch (1mph?).

Has anyone ascertained the motivation for this question?

Robin Hubert

Dear Robin,

Er, has anyone ascertained why someone cares about the
motivation for this question after he first protests at such
length that he doesn't care about the question?

My suspicion is that the original poster was curious how
fast people ride and what their ages are, but I'm willing to
be entertained by more paranoid theories involving the
Soylent Green team's chances in the upcoming Tour de France.

Carl Fogel