diff --git a/scenarios/metropole-ruhr-v2.0/input/metropole-ruhr-v2.0.mode-vehicles.xml b/scenarios/metropole-ruhr-v2.0/input/metropole-ruhr-v2.0.mode-vehicles.xml
index 8e2ed28..7d9a612 100644
--- a/scenarios/metropole-ruhr-v2.0/input/metropole-ruhr-v2.0.mode-vehicles.xml
+++ b/scenarios/metropole-ruhr-v2.0/input/metropole-ruhr-v2.0.mode-vehicles.xml
@@ -44,7 +44,9 @@
 	<vehicleType id="bike">
 		<length meter="2.0"/>
 		<width meter="1.0"/>
-		<maximumVelocity meterPerSecond="6.82"/> <!-- from MiD average bike speed in berlin * 2, so on most links they go 12km/h and on bike highways close to 24km/h -->
+		<!--
+		<maximumVelocity meterPerSecond="6.82"/> from MiD average bike speed in berlin * 2, so on most links they go 12km/h and on bike highways close to 24km/h -->
+		<maximumVelocity meterPerSecond="5"/> <!-- based on the rvr -->
 		<passengerCarEquivalents pce="0.1"/>
 	</vehicleType>
 
@@ -299,4 +301,4 @@
 		</costInformation>
 		<networkMode networkMode="truck26t"/>
 	</vehicleType>
-</vehicleDefinitions>
\ No newline at end of file
+</vehicleDefinitions>
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/matsim/prepare/CreateSupply.java b/src/main/java/org/matsim/prepare/CreateSupply.java
index 2e1a499..34c67da 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/matsim/prepare/CreateSupply.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/matsim/prepare/CreateSupply.java
@@ -365,9 +365,9 @@ private void onLinkCreated(Link link) {
 			link.setAllowedModes(modes);
 		}
 
-		// all regular bike links should have an infrastructure speed factor of 0.5
+		// all regular bike links should have an infrastructure speed factor of 0.64 according to the rvr
 		if (link.getAllowedModes().contains(TransportMode.bike)) {
-			link.getAttributes().putAttribute(BicycleUtils.BICYCLE_INFRASTRUCTURE_SPEED_FACTOR, 0.5);
+			link.getAttributes().putAttribute(BicycleUtils.BICYCLE_INFRASTRUCTURE_SPEED_FACTOR, 0.64);
 		}
 	}