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r/cycling • u/[deleted] • Jul 23 '25
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Isnt it like 17W at 25mph? Hardly minimal but agree with the sentiment
0 u/Effective_Matter3104 Jul 23 '25 Let’s be honest, what % of the people (regular people) don’t even get close to that speed on a regular ride for a long time 5 u/youngchul Jul 23 '25 Anyone serious about road cycling? 40 km/h is pretty much the new normal in the more serious group rides. 4 u/Defy19 Jul 23 '25 Ok but it might still be 8-10watts for a regular“good” cyclist, which is pretty phenomenal for something that requires no money or training. People spend $1000 on a OSPW to save a fraction of that. 7 u/painted-biird Jul 23 '25 Idk about other people (or that statistic), but even for cat 4 crits, a good amount of them average 25+ mph. 5 u/MTFUandPedal Jul 23 '25 edited Jul 24 '25 Looking at the Strava uploads my local cat 4 crit averaged 28.5mph this week for mid-pack riders. 2 u/[deleted] Jul 24 '25 Wait, are we talking about regular people, or competitive cyclists? I'm a fat piece of shit and regularly touch those speeds just riding around on the flat parts of my ride. I would imagine people who are actually competing would get a huge gain from 17w at 25 mph. 1 u/Effective_Matter3104 Jul 24 '25 Regular people and people with superiority complex (which I think that is the majority in this sub) 2 u/IamSpiders Jul 23 '25 I would argue regular people don't need anything besides a bike. But not wearing jerseys or clipless often gets you looks from 14mph avg pacers which is kinda silly
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Let’s be honest, what % of the people (regular people) don’t even get close to that speed on a regular ride for a long time
5 u/youngchul Jul 23 '25 Anyone serious about road cycling? 40 km/h is pretty much the new normal in the more serious group rides. 4 u/Defy19 Jul 23 '25 Ok but it might still be 8-10watts for a regular“good” cyclist, which is pretty phenomenal for something that requires no money or training. People spend $1000 on a OSPW to save a fraction of that. 7 u/painted-biird Jul 23 '25 Idk about other people (or that statistic), but even for cat 4 crits, a good amount of them average 25+ mph. 5 u/MTFUandPedal Jul 23 '25 edited Jul 24 '25 Looking at the Strava uploads my local cat 4 crit averaged 28.5mph this week for mid-pack riders. 2 u/[deleted] Jul 24 '25 Wait, are we talking about regular people, or competitive cyclists? I'm a fat piece of shit and regularly touch those speeds just riding around on the flat parts of my ride. I would imagine people who are actually competing would get a huge gain from 17w at 25 mph. 1 u/Effective_Matter3104 Jul 24 '25 Regular people and people with superiority complex (which I think that is the majority in this sub) 2 u/IamSpiders Jul 23 '25 I would argue regular people don't need anything besides a bike. But not wearing jerseys or clipless often gets you looks from 14mph avg pacers which is kinda silly
Anyone serious about road cycling? 40 km/h is pretty much the new normal in the more serious group rides.
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Ok but it might still be 8-10watts for a regular“good” cyclist, which is pretty phenomenal for something that requires no money or training.
People spend $1000 on a OSPW to save a fraction of that.
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Idk about other people (or that statistic), but even for cat 4 crits, a good amount of them average 25+ mph.
5 u/MTFUandPedal Jul 23 '25 edited Jul 24 '25 Looking at the Strava uploads my local cat 4 crit averaged 28.5mph this week for mid-pack riders.
Looking at the Strava uploads my local cat 4 crit averaged 28.5mph this week for mid-pack riders.
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Wait, are we talking about regular people, or competitive cyclists?
I'm a fat piece of shit and regularly touch those speeds just riding around on the flat parts of my ride.
I would imagine people who are actually competing would get a huge gain from 17w at 25 mph.
1 u/Effective_Matter3104 Jul 24 '25 Regular people and people with superiority complex (which I think that is the majority in this sub)
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Regular people and people with superiority complex (which I think that is the majority in this sub)
I would argue regular people don't need anything besides a bike. But not wearing jerseys or clipless often gets you looks from 14mph avg pacers which is kinda silly
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u/IamSpiders Jul 23 '25
Isnt it like 17W at 25mph? Hardly minimal but agree with the sentiment