10-16-2016, 10:09 PM
(10-16-2016, 07:12 PM)danbrotherston Wrote:(10-16-2016, 07:00 PM)Canard Wrote: ^This. I've had a speedometer on every bike I've ever owned except my first bike with training wheels.
And that puts you very much in the minority, the vast, and I do mean vast, majority of cyclists don't have a speedometer.
@darts "Travel that quickly"....how quickly? 21 km/h? Pretty much any cyclist can easily hit 20 km/h on level ground. If you're going down any hill, most cyclists can easily exceed 30 km/h.
20 km/h is actually a very slow speed to cycle at.
Casual bike riders stay pretty close to the 20 mark unless they are going down hill or really booking it. Riders that aren't as casual (eg skinny tire, commuter/racer bikes built for speed) should be able to realize they go faster and need to relax when they are in mixed company.