I guess the consensus on this list is that 15-17mph for a 50+ mile ride would be considered a fast pace. Good to know as calling a ride "moderate" , "slow", "fast" when you are trying to organized something is crucial. It's good to let people know what to expect.
I learned this with the one person who joined me on Friday. I told him we'd do the moderate, 16-17mph, pace and after 20 miles, he was cooked. Though to his defense, we rode eastward from Carlsbad and quickly found ourselves in +90F heat, which was a little much to ask for a native from Ontario on vacation. His body was not quite acclimated. He sagged in thanks to his wife, and I continued on for a 56mile round trip with 2500ft of climbing and right on 15.8mph average. We went out to Bonsall and Lawrence Welk Resort (for those who know the area) and I re-discovered the incredible ride of the Gran Bois Cerf (green label) tires. Might have to try the Compass Extralight version. Over rough chip seal and rutted roads, these tires simply soak it all up and help to isolate you from the road vibrations. I have them mounted on the Pacenti SL23 rims and they measure a hair over 30mm wide on these rims. Typical pressures are 80-85psi front and 85-90psi rear for my 190lb body. Have a great Sunday everyone! Joe Joe Bartoe Synaptic Cycles Bicycle Rentals, Inc. email: [email protected] website: www.synapticcycles.com Twitter: @synapticcycles phone: 949-374-6079 Date: Sat, 14 Mar 2015 12:45:03 -0700 From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Subject: [RBW] Re: Friday morning ride, Carlsbad Do you train to be able to keep those speeds, or are you just naturally fast? Wait a second...is Carlsbad flat? Here in Maryland you would be considered fast on our rolling terrain...at least considered fast by me. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
