More Speed

Tuesday, July 19, 2005, at 01:05PM

By Eric Richardson

It is definitely 95 degrees outside, and I'm definitely drenched, but I just made it home on my first return trip with a computer. Mileage is really close to what I gave it as earlier -- GMap Pedometer gave 14.8 miles; the computer says 14.97.

Average speed was 17.7mph, and that was a number that went down as the ride went on and flattened out. Coming into the bike path in South Pasadena it was around 20. Approaching Chinatown it was 19. Then the lights and traffic kicked in, and I ended up with the final number of 17.7. Way back in May, when I first made the whole ride back, Alan commented that I should be able to hit 17-18mph on this ride. Turns out he was dead on.

Max speed was 36.5mph, and it was right where I thought it would be, on this stretch of road.

Trip time was 50:21, but that's moving time. When I stop at a light the clock stops.