Try playing around with the pressure. Find what you like. Suspension is a real speed killer, on even surfaces. With every pedal stroke you compress the suspension, and that power doesn't make it to the rear wheel. If you don't have a lock out, adjust to as little suspension you feel works for you.

There are a lot of rules of thumbs, but in the end it needs to work for you. Stiff suspension and hard tires will give you speed, soft suspension and soft tires give comfort

Cadence is also a personal preference, lower cadence is more based on muscle power (50-70 rpm) higher (90 rpm+) put more load on your cardiovascular system. In time you'll drift towards what feels natural for you Going up hill try experimenting with the cadence. You'll quickly discover what cadence you feel is efficient for you

In regards to your gearing question, it is hard to tell, it's about ratios between the number of teeth on the cassette and chainring. Find an rpm you like, adjust gear until you find that rpm

Are you riding on pavement or trails? Mountainbike tires are generally a lot slower on tarmac, due to the tire pattern, and width, compared to a road tire. Also on tarmac you should increase the pressure in your tire quite a bit.

Don't listen to which speeds people tell you to aim for. Look for improvements in your own rides.

Road surface, hills, wind, tires, style of bike, your height, position on the bike, traffic and many more things have an impact on your speed. Compare yourself with yourself

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This is blown way out of proportion or a bad translation

This article with eyewitness reports tells that a man going the opposite way, across a city square, gives the prime minister a hard shove on the shoulder, and she almost falls over, but avoids to fall. Attacked? Yes. Beaten: No

I just wonder how that bond got accepted in the first place

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How can the judge who has been attached not be disqualified from ruling in that case?