You vs the average cyclist

mike killay

Esteemed Pedelecer
Feb 17, 2011
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We have a long flat promenade. Most riders are doing 10-12 mph. Very few indeed go faster than 15mph. The only two that seriously overtook me were obviously keen. I managed to pedal up to 20mph for a short while but they were still going slightly faster than me.
But, two miles down the promenade they were loading their bikes into a car. I cycled two miles uphill, some very steep to arrive home fresh as a daisy.
Fact is, on my Enduro, I only really need to pedal on the steepest bits (1in9), it will easily reach cut off on throttle alone on the flat.
 

cwah

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Jun 3, 2011
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Today I was cycling at 30km/h... and there was a road bike guy that was so much faster than me.

I was really surprised and tried to reach him on the red light to look at his bike... it was just a normal bike (not electric) with thin tyres. And he doesn't look like a racer guy. He didn't even have a helmet!

I was seriously frustrated, this guy was probably able to reach 40km/h with his leg only.

I was almost wondering why I purchased my expensive electric bike if I should be able to reach this speed with my leg only.
 
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Scottyf

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Feb 2, 2011
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Just wait till you hit a hill... It's a game changer...

On the flat road bikes or hybrid bikes are quicker. But the effort and planning required as well as effort is quite a bit. Don't feel down about the road bike.