A steady 65 mph for a couple miles according to our Garmins, descending Stevens Pass on our '03 CoMotion Speedster, both of us tucked down on our aero bars, 4 lane smooth, clean road, nice windless summer day. Yes, we both have aerobars. Stoker's hands are beside my hips. Felt perfectly safe. I think that section is about 7%, judging by the times I've climbed it on a single. That time we had climbed the pass by the old road on the west side. Back then we were running 28mm @110 lbs. on ~25mm deep rims. It's a very nice bike, never had a problem on it. We run really bright flashers at both ends. Descending, we pass singles so fast that they think we are a motorbike. We take the lane.
Back in the day, I had a nice BMW R60US, rode it around in Europe, Morocco, and down to Istanbul. My practice back then was to ride it as fast as the road would allow. I garaged it decades ago, no fun in the USA.
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