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05-02-17, 06:51 AM

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Originally Posted by highrpm

I like to ride a six mile loop here in Michigan and the Stoney Creek metropark. It's a popular place to ride. Lately I started looking at my lap time compared to what folks are running on Strava.

I ride a stock Trek FX 7.4 hybrid on 32 tires and a flat bar. I'm in good shape. I lift and run every day. 6'1 and 168lb.

So I did the loop in the high 19 minute range.

I looked online and the fastest times were in the 13 minutes.

My question is - how much of that time difference do you guys think is because of my bike and how much because of me? For example, if I got my hands on something like a Trek Madone, would I drop two minutes or five?

So I was thinking about this park and are there not many on the trail where one can blast through at over 25mph? No lights? Ample space? When I move back to the Michigan it sounds like a good safe place to ride if so. Kids can even play there while I ride.

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