Originally Posted by
Commodus
Why are you ignoring the 6?
Does 5-7 suit you better? Does it matter?
Why do people think centuries are hard? A bicycle is a very efficient machine. If you go slow, you can go far.
You are either an incredible cyclists or blow things way out of proportion. 6 hours is almost a 17 mph average and 7 hours is a 14 mile per hour average. To average 17 mph, you have to really go close to 20 mph with all the starts and stops, slowing down for intersections, etc.
I would say a very, very small part of people starting out with cycling can even come close to that. But you said almost anyone can do that by eating and going slow. You must be something then if 20 mph is slow (or even 15/16 for a 7 hour century)