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Ride Pace

How To Use These Numbers
PACE is the minimum average riding speed on flat ground with no wind and no drafting.  It is NOT the average speed for the overall ride, just the speed you should be capable of on the flats.

Riders:   Ask yourself, "Can I maintain this pace on flat ground?"   

Ride Leaders:  Ride leaders are responsible for riding the advertised pace for a ride.  Slower and faster riders are welcome on all rides if they are comfortable fixing a flat and using a map.

Ride Pace

  •                          10 - 12 MPH - Beginner pace, casual with frequent stops.
  •                        12 - 14 MPH - Social pace with a few stops.                          
  •                         14 -16 MPH - Moderate pace. 
  •                16 - 18 MPH - Brisk pace.
  •                          18 - 20 MPH - Fast pace.
  •                         20 - 22 MPH - Strenuous pace.