I live in a small college town. I just got my first bike in 30 years (I'm 50), a Fuji road bike 2 weeks ago, I ride VERY carefully, stopping at all stop signs, lights,etc. Trying to get my stamina back up. Did almost 5 miles today, 5.5 miles last week. Feel good. Average speed right now about 19 MPH. I couldn't care less about speed/racing, I'm all about exercise and fun now.