Almost every cyclist wants to go faster at some point. Your average speed is a pretty good measure of your ability, and so a great way to measure your improving fitness. So we’ve got some tips on how to improve your all-important average speed.
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From training at sweet spot, to just not riding up any hills, there are any number of ways to up your average speed when you go riding. Let us know your favourite hacks to get faster when you ride.
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44 Comments
Good tips, thanks!
Eating has been a game changer for me. I was getting light headed at the 2 hour mark, and shutting down at 3 hours. I know break every hour for a couple minutes for some electrolyte chewy, trail mix, and water. Powered through 3.5 hours today, faster than I used to, and didn’t feel faint once
Ride downhill with a tailwind.
Ride downhill on a fixie with no brakes
In order to lose fat and gain muscle you need to train well and eat well. I highly recommend the personalized Agoge Diet plan, works amazing..
The "subtitles" on all of the vids. have many errors. The translator app. just can't cope. Somebody needs to check over them before they are used.
Run stop signs and red lights
I envy how there are almost no cars around in other countries
use a motorcycle it'll make you go faster
Works great! Exactly what I needed.
I have lower back trouble and can't ride in the drops for long it's just too painful where as I can ride my hybrid all day! It's very hilly where I live but I've found picking the hilly routes really improves my fitness which in turn improves my average speed on shorter easier rides I can push it so much harder. Also sat here thinking don't the tremendous speeds that can be reached on long decents cancel out the losses made on the ascents? 🤔
Wight doesn't matter in cycling
Who work hard he wins
Too many stop lights where I live so it's not too much of a big deal for me. Rather be safe
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Nobody:
Me: Huh?? Energy drink hehe red bull
Use velomobile.
What can i eat before a long ride.
I feel like most people don't need an expensive bike, in my opinion id rather have a bike that my body needs to compensate for, riding a trail bike will add more resistance to the ride, wider tready tires add friction, therefore your body will become stronger, i think that if anyone's really interested in going to the next level in their biking performance they should buy an old low price mtn. Bike and ride their regular route, and push for the same speeds they usually expect, that will make riding your expensive road Bike feel like nothing
I guess body weight is my biggest problem rn lol
Mines between 14/15 mph at the minute I've just started taking it up a week ago I did 23 miles yesterday
I could go faster if the kids, dogs, and joggers got out of the way … no?
Sounds good in the lockdown ii la racers are chicken shit b la grange nice until they see you win trekkk Bel aire fuck you the Dane clintoff Gwill
just go downhill
Just ride and enjoy. Some days you will be fast and some days you will be slower. Who cares? Just ride and enjoy your ride!
Sweet spot training is not as effective as polarized training.
My average speed riding solo is 25kmh. Am I slow?
i love spinning out at 45 km/h with a 42-12, stupid gravel bike gear ratios
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I changed my Wheels from stock alloy wheels on my Wilier Cento 10 NDR to Hunt44 Aerodynamacist. it improved my Speeds from 16/17 to 18/19 MPH. I should also say my rides are generally longer ones and i ride in a very upright position and i love to smash hill climbs. For me the most important quote from the film is the one at end, average speeds are not the be all and end all to fun bike rides. I know some riders so obsessed with ave MPH speeds that they have forgotten how to enjoy the reason most of us started cycling, Fun!
very informative
There is a hack for strava users. You should start your ride on strava after you start rolling and stop before you come to a stop. so a 0kmph wont be shown and your avg speed would be higher
They Made it Right
A lot of these tips have been really rad and really beneficial I have a 3X setup on my 2019 Cannondale 6 that I just recently learned how to really use my gears to the best advantage and I have a client that I do for work that's usually about 11 miles and as of late I've been basing some Road rides off of that mileage climbing wise while also incorporating Flats just as long and it's been really helpful
At which avarage speed you can race with the pro's? At 0% and at 10% Now they are 30 and 8-10 for an hour
how to go fast on a bike
step 1… tape a rocket engine to your bike.
step 2… go fast.
step 3… crash into a brick wall.
step 4… go to the hospital
step 5… repeat.
Good 💯
I have improved my speed
Cost efficient
I want 40, but i can’t seem to go past 32 despite the trainning
i have never seen a group of people with so little upper body muscle or strength lol
Nr 3 is my favourite. Easier without a partner, so you you have to be able to enjoy solitude as well.
4:05 that is a LIE.
if you have a bit of fat, the body will use gluconeogenesis to create energy.
Just go faster
I improve my speed by going down hill.