I would say that the crushed stone will definitely slow you down a little bit. It’ll probably drop your speed to 12 or 13mph. I probably do about 14mph on the road and more like 12mph on the canal path. The downside is that it’s so level that you don’t coast as much as you do on the road. the upside is that there are almost no hills or other obstacles (like traffic lights and stop signs) to destroy your momentum. (Except for the joggers, strollers, and aimless wanderers on the path on weekends at peak times of day.)

If say i could ride at 15 mph for 50 miles on paved highway–how much speed would i lose on trail? I am riding from buffalo to Albany in July