I like cycling. Mainly the speed aspect. This makes life interesting on a number of our roads which are of crap quality, particularly to the side where I bike - potholes galore. Brilliant, especially at the speeds I've managed to hit (73.5km/h is the top, so far...).
But since my phone has GPS it seemed silly to not use it and see how long it takes to bike to/from work.
There's a longer route into work which has a few hills (actual, real hills) which makes the ride more interesting, and sweaty.
The distance is pretty much the same either way, although the hills are different which made me think going in was always going to be quicker than coming home.
Morning : heading into work
Apparently: 133m gain; grade -14% to 11%
Date Time(min) Ave Speed (km/h) Max Speed
22 March 2012 42.09 15.74 49.92
23 April 2013 38.19 17.28 56.42
3 May 2013 34.53 18.96 63.78
12 June 2013 35.25 18.62 63.11
23 Aug 2013 31.48 20.66 55.6
26 Sept 2013 28.36 21.97 53
So that's all heading in the right direction, although I find it interesting that the max speed recently is down, but the average speed and time taken are better. But this year I've cut 10mins off on my new bike, and 14mins from last year on the old bike.
Evening : heading home
Apparently: 171m gain -15% to 21%
Date Time(min) Ave Speed (km/h) Max Speed
21 March 2012 37.17 17.93
23 April 2013 31.42 20.80
20 May 2013 36.49
11 June 2013 33.19 20.30 59.42
09 July 2013 32.01 20.62
23 Aug 2013 31.42 20.80
20 Sept 2013 29.40 22.14
Sadly, I can't do any more morning rides as it's too dark to go hurtling down hills. This was brought home to me the other day as I flew past a dead badger.
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