[mattSV]

Got a week off work, so thought I would make the most of it and get the pushbike out for a decent ride - normally only ride it 6 miles to work and back, with a rucksack on the back, so wanted to see what it could really do.

Wacked the tyres up to 120psi, cleaned and tightened my cleats to stop them creaking, checked and oiled the running gear and off I went.

Chose a 'hilly 25' route, which was actually 27.24 miles miles in total, including the bit to & from my house. Total time was 1:31:55, average 17.7 mph which I was quite please with, considering there were a couple of sets of lights I had to slow down & stop for.

Actually found the ride fairly easy, was out of the saddle on the hills on the way back, so next target is to get below 1:30, and then work towards getting my average to 20mph.

What sort of average speeds do you guys get?