Average Speed?

[SONEPHETH]

@Greenbelt 6986 wrote:

How in the heck do you get from Bowie to SW DC? You should write a post explaining your route — others might be interested.

My ride from Bowie, MD to S.W., DC is not the nicest route but I think is the most direct.
I take rt 450 (Annapolis Rd) split into rt 704 (Martin Luther King Blvd), right onto Sheriff Rd that becomes Minnesota Ave, right on Benning Rd. and then Oklahoma Ave to East Capitol and then onto Independence Ave. Traffic is not bad not many cars and I ride on the road the whole way.
I want to ride fast cause I fear for my life from getting shot, bikejacked, robbed, or hit be cars.

[Brent]

This morning I got 16.9!

[Justin Antos]

13.3 MPH over 900+ miles since I started keeping track with my phone in April. This is for my commute, errands, and everything else. Trails in Arlington definitely faster; slower in traffic in DC.

[Jsnyd]

Ooh! Cool post. I’ve wondered about average speed and what others are clocking in at. My average is about 16.8. Give or take 1MPH based on hydration, motivation and weather.

[ronwalf]

14.5 mph going in, 13 mph up the hills to home. 5 stop signs, and one or two lights depending on how I route.

Night rides are strangely exhilarating – they feel so eery, silent, and fast even though I’m usually I’m usually a good 2mph slower.

[bikenurse]

you’re pretty hard to keep up with, even with the super hero cape and the fat tires

[jabberwocky]

High 16s to low 17s average moving speed these days. I’m only going 7 miles each way, but its fairly hilly with some stops (Reston to Great Falls).

[Author]

Posts