Originally Posted by
BlazingPedals
I wouldn't want a speeding ticket unless it was for a flat ground sprint. Anybody can go 50-60 mph on a big enough, steep enough downhill.
True, but most bike riders I've met tend to chicken out around 40.
Most of the speed limits I've exceeded regularly are down hills, although I will occasionally exceed the 30 mph limit on the relatively flat route when I go straight home from work (it's a slight down hill, but riding in the velo, it doesn't take much).
From my upright biking days, I hit 54 mph going down the foothills of the Catalina mtns in Tucson.
When I switched to a recumbent, I used to consistently hit 58 mph on a downhill run on the way home (and the hill climb after was a great workout).
There's a hill here that I like to ride when the weather's nice that I can hit 54 mph on the recumbent (speed limit is 50). In the velo, I have hit 65 mph. I need to get the race hood, close off the footholes, and get a bigger ring. Pretty sure I can do 70.
