Averaged 17.3mph over 12 miles
I timed myself over a local circuit I am very familiar with and my average speed came out at 17.3mph. This was with 52/20 sprockets. The cadence works out to be about 83 I think. Since this I have switched to a 50t front chainwheel so the bike will be a bit slower, but this is working out to be very good gearing for general use in my town, I usually don't have to go up any grades steeper than 5%-6%. This is with a coaster-braked bike, and the coaster brake is supposed to have some friction drag compared to other hubs, which I think is true, but it does not seem to be noticeable especially after getting a few hundred miles on the bike and breaking things in a bit.
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64 yr old guy here. I ride my Waterford SS occasionally. Back in August I rode about the same speed as you. I averaged 17.6 mph over 14.33 miles with -2% to 2% grades.
I’m currently set up with a 49x20 and averaged 91 rpm on that ride. This 65” gearing allows me to ride 4-5% grades. I had a 49x18 on the bike but the 72” gearing was a bit tough on the 4%+ inclines. https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...d16e81b4b2.png |
Originally Posted by momoman
(Post 22773608)
64 yr old guy here. I ride my Waterford SS occasionally. Back in August I rode about the same speed as you. I averaged 17.6 mph over 14.33 miles with -2% to 2% grades.
I’m currently set up with a 49x20 and averaged 91 rpm on that ride. |
34/17 gearing on my Salsa Stormchaser able to average 17+mph as well on relatively flat spaces like bike paths. It can climb pretty well with those gears as long as the way up is not too steep. I have to walk double digit inclines that are more than nominal length of course but single digit climbs is fine all day long.
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I keep going the other direction. To keep up with my club mates on a fast/flat sections, I kept nudging the gearing up. I settled on a 53/15 (93.4). Our daily/morning route is 20 miles and has about 1,200' of climbing, so not terribly hilly. There are definitely a few hills where I feel like I'm going to pull the stem out of the head tube.
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Originally Posted by Zaskar
(Post 22851006)
I keep going the other direction. To keep up with my club mates on a fast/flat sections, I kept nudging the gearing up. I settled on a 53/15 (93.4). Our daily/morning route is 20 miles and has about 1,200' of climbing, so not terribly hilly. There are definitely a few hills where I feel like I'm going to pull the stem out of the head tube.
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beng1 that sounds right. On those fast flats - you know, where it's downhill enough to go fast, but not enough to coast - we'll hit 32+ mph. Even with the 53/15 I feel like a mouse on a wheel. I can hold 120 or so for bit, but end up peddling in bursts - enough to stay on the wheel; without messing up the guys behind me. Fortunately those sections don't make up much of the route.
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I put some Panaracer pasela tires on the LeToaster a few days ago and also switched to a 19t rear sprocket. Next week the temperatures are supposed to get up to sixty degrees F, so I will be able to shed a lot of my bulky winter clothing. It will be interesting to see how much easier the bike gets to ride when this all comes together and I can move more freely and be more "aero" on the bike.
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I am a multi gear guy but have a Langster for my FG/SS usually as SS. When I commuted to work on the bike the average was about the same regardless of which bike, from 23x700 race geometry to MTB 2.1x26. The Langster was the same, 44x16.
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