21km

Originally posted by trev33
they usually take it pretty easy in the first hour or so, so i'd guess around 38-40km/h for the first 30 mins to an hour.

of course you can't compare a stationary bike to 150 guys riding in a mass peloton but still.

If I was half a man I'd admit I averaged 16mph on the road when riding and not 26.

That's just not my style.

P-

Originally posted by Phlabibit
If I was half a man I'd admit I averaged 16mph on the road when riding and not 26.

That's just not my style.

P-

Don't feel too bad. trev sounds like a professional biker!

He does have the beanpole body most of the great bikers have.

Originally posted by Very Rusty
Don't feel too bad. trev sounds like a professional biker!

He does have the beanpole body most of the great bikers have.

Trev and I could hug, and Crowley could could still use us as a Q-Tip.

Originally posted by Phlabibit
Trev and I could hug, and Crowley could could still use us as a Q-Tip.

I could use you both as a Tooth pick also. 😛

Ooops my bad, that was Q-tip wasn't it. 😀

There was something in the news the other night about one of the great bikers who won the France race I think it was years ago had used steriods or some performance enhancing drug. Just caught the tail end of it, don't know if I got the facts straight, but it was one of the big name bike racers.

Originally posted by Phlabibit
If I was half a man I'd admit I averaged 16mph on the road when riding and not 26.

That's just not my style.

P-

your mph will always be higher on an exercise bike over the road. but then quality of bike comes into play as well, quality of the actual road (which are poor here), traffic, weather... jesus the list goes on and on. exercise bike, pick your setting and watch your average speed as the kms tick over. last time i went out on the road on a (crappy) mountain bike was about 2 months ago, 9 miles mostly up hill then the return 9 mills mostly downhill. took about 1 hour 20 mins round trip... there's too many conditions on the road to compare the two.

Originally posted by Very Rusty
I could use you both as a Tooth pick also. 😛

Ooops my bad, that was Q-tip wasn't it. 😀

There was something in the news the other night about one of the great bikers who won the France race I think it was years ago had used steriods or some performance enhancing drug. Just caught the tail end of it, don't know if I got the facts straight, but it was one of the big name bike racers.

you're talking about floyd landis, he was striped of his tour de france title after failing a drugs test a few years ago and now he's trying to bring lance armstrong into it, probably to get on tv again or to sell some book, i don't know. the dude should've just left it as most people were starting to forget about him.

Originally posted by trev33
you're talking about floyd landis, he was striped of his tour de france title after failing a drugs test a few years ago and now he's trying to bring lance armstrong into it, probably to get on tv again or to sell some book, i don't know. the dude should've just left it as most people were starting to forget about him.

Yup that was the one!

Are you in these guys racing ability, or I should say were you at one time?

Originally posted by Very Rusty
Yup that was the one!

Are you in these guys racing ability, or I should say were you at one time?

hell no. i used to be a good club rider on the flat, add any steady hill and i'm toast.

Originally posted by Phlabibit
Trev and I could hug, and Crowley could could still use us as a Q-Tip.

That's just silly.



I'd slap some cheese between you two and then eat you like a gweetch.

Originally posted by trev33
hell no. i used to be a good club rider on the flat, add any steady hill and i'm toast.

I found out I had muscles in my legs, butt, & back I never knew I had before...LOL...And that is just on the stationary bike! As I teen I use to bicycle everywhere I went.

Originally posted by trev33
you're talking about floyd landis, he was striped of his tour de france title after failing a drugs test a few years ago and now he's trying to bring lance armstrong into it, probably to get on tv again or to sell some book, i don't know. the dude should've just left it as most people were starting to forget about him.

/agree

Originally posted by trev33
your mph will always be higher on an exercise bike over the road. but then quality of bike comes into play as well, quality of the actual road (which are poor here), traffic, weather... jesus the list goes on and on. exercise bike, pick your setting and watch your average speed as the kms tick over. last time i went out on the road on a (crappy) mountain bike ...[text shortened]... about 1 hour 20 mins round trip... there's too many conditions on the road to compare the two.

yeah... I'm not too concerned with speed, just the miles. But then I use a mountain bike as I find it stands up to urban biking better than those skinny tire road bikes that are built for speed. That said, it's a pain to get a rhythm going and then have to stop for a traffic light.

Originally posted by Suzianne
yeah... I'm not too concerned with speed, just the miles. But then I use a mountain bike as I find it stands up to urban biking better than those skinny tire road bikes that are built for speed. That said, it's a pain to get a rhythm going and then have to stop for a traffic light.

You never have that problem on a stationary bike. 😏

Originally posted by trev33
in 30 mins on an excersive bike. finally, it's been nearly 3 years since i was able to do that... that's 13 miles for the numpties.

what's a numpty

Originally posted by Suzianne
yeah... I'm not too concerned with speed, just the miles. But then I use a mountain bike as I find it stands up to urban biking better than those skinny tire road bikes that are built for speed. That said, it's a pain to get a rhythm going and then have to stop for a traffic light.

haven't had a road bike in a while but i prefer them, find it easier to get into a rhythm. i know what you mean thouh.