Phamilton

My average over 2 years on a 25 mile R/T commute was 13.5 mph, usually cruised at 15-17mph depending on wind.

caloso

I rode 4 miles to work this morning in 20 minutes, which works out to 12mph exactly. I wasn't exactly in a rush.

mcours2006

To work it's pretty chill as I try to get there without sweating much, so like 12 mph or so. Coming home I probably go faster, but not intentionally, just the way it is. There is no focus on trying to breaking any average speed at all. First objective is to get there safely. Second is to get there on time, but I leave myself with plenty of time so that I can achieve the 2nd objectively easily.

pdlamb

15-25 mph cruising speed when I worked farther than the back room desk, but with traffic lights I usually averaged 13.5-15 mph overall. Here's hoping I get to do that again soon!

hsuBM

~15 miles one way, mostly flat, road bikes with Paselas 28-32c.

depending on wind, diet, sleep, how hard/soft I rode the day before, mood... many mornings it’s cake to keep the computer reading no lower than 19mph on all but one particularly busted street, some mornings I can’t get it above 17 for more than twenty seconds at a time and my computer tells me that I averaged 13-14mph.

I used to say “it isn’t any fun if you’re not drenched in sweat” and I stand by that.

I just caught a James May (of Top Gear/Grand Tour) bike video (?!) a few days ago which he ended with “it’s a lot more fun if you ride like a twat”.

Obviously I agree, but...

In the afternoon/evening rush when I’m certain I’m sharing the road with people who have a phobia about pooping/peeing at work but like to eat big lunches, I’m stuck with the dilemma of being way more energized than I am at 430am but needing to ride deliberately under 16mph so these redlight racers have time to register me as existing in the paved area of the landscape they’re squeezing their panicked & distracted cheeks through.

There’s a time & place for fun, public roads in rush hour is neither the time nor the place.

downtube42

My commute is 3 miles in the morning and 5 in the evening, significantly downhill in the morning. If I'm strictly commuting, the morning is coasting and soft pedaling and the evening i give it a moderate effort, basically just to get up the hill.
When I want a workout, I do that on the evening ride, often going up the Gorge.

zacster

My 10 mile commute would take 1 hour on most days. If I hit the lights I might be able to do it in 55 minutes, but never any faster. And not for not trying. I could certainly ride faster than the average commuter but it doesn't matter if you stop at lights. I would occasionally take my road bike where I could blast up the bridges but even that didn't really make the ride much faster.

jt777

A little bit of everything, depending on how I am feeling. Sometimes slow and steady and sometimes I treat it like a training ride

Bikewolf

@UnderDawgAl: brave of you to start over. Just keep rollin’ and feed the forum once in a while yep.

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How fast do you ride during your commute?

Something in between. Average about 20 kph (12-13 mph) with a non-racer, but do forget that number. Organic really, safety first always. Me no cheetah, no snail, perhaps ... a wolf ;-)

For me commuting (≠ racing) is a mini adventure that I enjoy. Cycling makes me happy. Freedom.

BBassett

Damn Man! You're making me sad.

BBassett

You only ride for a set time? Speed and time have a very fluid relationship.

Germany_chris

set distance

MrMoody7

My commute is 7 miles door to door, starting on top of one hill and ending on another! 400ft elevation gain getting to work, mostly coming on the climb right before arrival so I'm usually pretty gassed by the time I arrive. Little easier and faster on the way home! Around 14.5mph average speed usually on my Trek Hybrid. Lots of fun!

BBassett

Seems like a pretty easy "problem" to correct.

ThermionicScott 

My commute only has a couple of small hills, so I max out around 25 MPH and average about 15 MPH due to all of the stops. I ride for fun/endorphins as much as anything, so yeah I'll wind it up!

WonderMonkey

My commute is between 14 and 21 miles, depending on which route I take. How fast or hard you do your ride depends on what you want out of your commute. Some say "Well why would I hurry up my commute?" To that I ask "Well why don't you just go 5 miles an hour?" You will find out that speed DOES matter to the vast majority of people, even if they don't say it or know it. I think what most people mean is that they ride at a comfortable pace and are ok with it, so why push it? Whatever all that is, it is up to them and I may be way off.

I use commutes for a few reasons. First, it's a great way to get some bike time and all that which goes into it for your reasons. Secondly, I use it to get in shape.

Using a commute to help get in shape works for me because I don't commute each day. I would quickly tire of that and the magic of riding would go away. Also training each day would be counter-productive after a while. For these rides, I just do a relaxed ride on the way to work, but really push it on the way back. I'll sometimes race against myself for the commute, or I'll do sprinting intervals when I get closer to home, or just do stretches of increased pace (not quite sprinting). I like to arrive back home knowing I just went through a training session. As far as how FAST I actually went, that's relative so I won't say. Your approach and effort are up to you and what you can do.

If I was a dedicated daily commuter, I would have to do a normal pace, but since I'm not, I can do it to suit my purposes.

jadocs

Is that downhill on the way to work? 20 miles in 48 minutes is quite the pace at 25mph avg.

Germany_chris

I really don't think there is any problem..

Some folks like to sweat stuff out, I like like the quiet that can't be obtained any other way.

BBassett

Well... I like like short rides too.

Bizman

It’s a little more down hill going to work but still 1005 ft climbing. Coming back it’s a little more up hill with 1043 ft climbing. I had a record time the other day in and back of 1 hour 50 minutes. What can hinder the time is red lights and traffic I have to hit everything just right for the best time.

Day time is definitely faster especially coming home, going in is about the same day or night, 52-55 minutes. What really makes the difference is the Velomobile and the aerodynamic advantage of the shell, especially at higher speeds. I ride a QuattroVelo Velomobile (4 wheels) as my main commuter and Quest XS Velomobile 3 wheels (2 in front 1 in the rear) as a backup.

jadocs

That is impressive

Notso_fastLane

My commute is 6 miles in, which is a constant, gradual uphill where I usually average 10-12 mph. I'm still pretty sweaty when I get in, but just wash up and change clothes.

I almost never go straight home. Typically, my ride home is 12-15 miles, but I've found some good routes that are close to 20 miles that I try to do at least once per week. I do track my rides, and haven't been riding as much lately since I'm working from home and my afternoon commute time has been taken up doing work around the house.

fietsbob

Half Fast.

RubeRad

Not.

I think the long-term average on my cyclo-computer might be 8 point something

RubeRad

Correction: I checked my cyclocomputer, and over my last ~100mi my average speed was 9.8mph. I'm burnin it up!