Originally Posted by
big john
I used to be around 220# when I was still trying to go as fast as possible on descents and I have hit 53mph. I agree with being skeptical of some of the speeds people say they go. I suppose 60 is within reach but much beyond that I don't know.
It is the internet, though, so someone probably dug a bike out of a dumpster and went 80 mph barefoot down a 5% grade.
there’s always mile a minute murphy
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Minthorn_Murphy
ive hit 60 going down a mountain but that was when bike computers were a new fangled thing. 50 s is easier to hit. In the hills near me 40s are about the most I’ll hit and it wouldn’t surprise me if I start to slack off the next time I head out to a hilly area where I can hit those speeds. Heck I might not reinstall my bike computer. I haven’t used one this year. I like riding without one. It reminds me of when I first started racing and training. At this point it’s just about quality time in the saddle and your speed doesn’t tell you that