Fastest you've gone on your bike?
06-08-09, 10:24 AM
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Fastest you've gone on your bike?
I did a 12 mile ride yesterday and managed to hit 25.5mph on a 48/18 setup with no elevation decline. Not sure how accurate that is but it's based on the GPS/speedometer gauge on my phone.
What's the fastest you've done?
edit: argh, just did a search and there's already a thread about this. How do you delete?
What's the fastest you've done?
edit: argh, just did a search and there's already a thread about this. How do you delete?
06-08-09, 05:47 PM
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32 seems to be pretty popular on flat... That's my best so far as well.
06-08-09, 06:52 PM
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06-08-09, 07:25 PM
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44x15
30mph down hill (i can't pedal any faster (working on it))
23mph on the flats (pushing hard)
30mph down hill (i can't pedal any faster (working on it))
23mph on the flats (pushing hard)
06-08-09, 08:12 PM
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i was with a friend with gps yesterday. he mentioned that we were at 25mph at one point, but im not sure what my all time high is.
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38x16 = not too fast, maybe 20 or so.
06-08-09, 09:16 PM
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I got 37 on a flat with a wicked tail wind once. I mean SICK tailwind. Steady flying past cars. And another time without my computer (I had switched it to my road bike) I hit what felt faster than the previous 42.42 MPH top speed on a way smaller hill with another sick tailwind. I was flying past cars on a 40 MPH speed limit road, and in this town I'd be surprised if they were adhering strictly to the limit. But, I didn't have my computer so I'll never know.
06-08-09, 09:28 PM
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28.7 is the max on my computer and the fastest i've gone on my conversion. 52x19 gearing. i could have probably hit 30 but i ran out of road (was a short bit in a business park where i didn't have to worry about running stop signs and what not. guess i don't have street creds)
didn't have a computer yet when i was on my lynskey, but i was on a downhill on a road where people usually do ~40 and I wasn't having anyone pass me up. thought the road was empty until i started slowing down and saw i was ahead of the pack of cars and going about the same speed. guessing i was doing maybe 37-38
didn't have a computer yet when i was on my lynskey, but i was on a downhill on a road where people usually do ~40 and I wasn't having anyone pass me up. thought the road was empty until i started slowing down and saw i was ahead of the pack of cars and going about the same speed. guessing i was doing maybe 37-38
06-09-09, 02:06 AM
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Fixed: 29.8 flat (46x16; ) 31.5 downhill (46x17.) MTB: Much faster on the road that I take after the single track ends on my local ride (gear irrelevant.