What's the fastest you've ever gone on you cruiser?
09-23-13, 07:08 AM
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Who says you can't go fast on a Cruiser bike?
On a more serious note, I'd imagine you could get pretty fast on a beach Cruiser if the gear ratio is set high enough. Is it cheating to retrofit a Cruiser with an internal gear hub?
On a more serious note, I'd imagine you could get pretty fast on a beach Cruiser if the gear ratio is set high enough. Is it cheating to retrofit a Cruiser with an internal gear hub?
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with my spinal issues I can only ride a cruise because of the positioning and I ride about 7,000 miles a year uselly 30-60 a day and I pass a pike called Janesville pike a 1,800 foot mountain that’s 8 miles up and 11 down or what ever side you come up , you better have good brakes it’s on the Appalachians and around the rocky curved roads I topped at 67 headin down it it’s scary as **** when your that fast and honestly turning does not exist , my bike topped at 35 with its 7 speed flat ground or down hill but I have it upgraded from a 36 tooth because I would go up hill in 7th to a 52 tooth front sprocket , it stops turning down the pike at about 50 ish 55 I’d had to guess been biking for 4 years and go across Pennsylvania north to south once a year
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67mph, downhill with a following breeze in the back of my Nissan Frontier. Seriously, I don't use GPS or cyclometers on my cruisers but I would guess I've reached 21 or 22 mph going down a highway overpass.
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06-26-22, 08:25 PM
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I once recorded the speed on my LaJolla once, on Strava; it did 12mph. That thing has issues to keep from pushing it hard, but it does have a 48/16 gearing. I've went faster on prior cruisers before. One of them had a 62t crank on it, from a mtb- once it got going, it was going.
All those people acting like you can't build one for speed.
All those people acting like you can't build one for speed.
06-28-22, 02:14 PM
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I once recorded the speed on my LaJolla once, on Strava; it did 12mph. That thing has issues to keep from pushing it hard, but it does have a 48/16 gearing. I've went faster on prior cruisers before. One of them had a 62t crank on it, from a mtb- once it got going, it was going.
All those people acting like you can't build one for speed.
All those people acting like you can't build one for speed.
Entered into say a gravel race by a strong rider just to be a jerk.
07-05-22, 10:27 PM
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Thats hauling...my average speed on my Dolomite ALX is usually about 7mph. it will go almost anywhere...but at about 7mph lol
I dont really care about speed so much on my cruiser but i do track my distance and Strava will show top and average. I did come down a steep hill taking a shortcut and topped out at 37. It was rock solid and the brakes worked great but I havent done it again
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As others have mentioned, cruisers are purpose built more for relaxing rides than pure speed and we generally accept that. Then, human nature kicks in:
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07-15-22, 12:40 AM
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As fast as my Doberman can pull when she sees a cat up the street.
Which is considerably faster than I can pedal this bike.
Which is considerably faster than I can pedal this bike.
08-22-22, 11:52 AM
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For who, you? I wind mine up to 42 on flat ground. Cadence is around 165 on a 48-18 set-up with 26 inch wheels. I like chasing UPS Trucks near my house. Fun for me….
08-25-22, 04:44 PM
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I just went 23 mph on my 3 speed
23 cog 34 chainring
but I’ve been faster with my
21 cog and 36 tooth chainring
single speed
23 cog 34 chainring
but I’ve been faster with my
21 cog and 36 tooth chainring
single speed
01-29-23, 10:28 PM
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How fast depends on how long you dared to hang onto a passing truck.
When I was younger, most bikes were single speed cruiser type bikes, it was common place to grab hold of the hand bar on the back of a passing truck for a quick tow.
Certainly not safe but I'm still here. More than once I remember thinking that stamped steel bike hubs with loose bearings probably weren't meant to go that fast.
These days my problem is stopping, as i get older, and heavier, a few local hills here, (and they aren't very big hills), tend to turn coaster brake hubs into a grease bubbling mess.
If my phone GPS is right, I hit about 23mph on the one hill near my house here. It don't seem like much of a hill till you try and stop a 70lb bike with a 350 lb rider on it.
When I was younger, most bikes were single speed cruiser type bikes, it was common place to grab hold of the hand bar on the back of a passing truck for a quick tow.
Certainly not safe but I'm still here. More than once I remember thinking that stamped steel bike hubs with loose bearings probably weren't meant to go that fast.
These days my problem is stopping, as i get older, and heavier, a few local hills here, (and they aren't very big hills), tend to turn coaster brake hubs into a grease bubbling mess.
If my phone GPS is right, I hit about 23mph on the one hill near my house here. It don't seem like much of a hill till you try and stop a 70lb bike with a 350 lb rider on it.
05-25-23, 07:25 AM
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About 23kph. It's a single speed so it's mostly up to how energetic I'm feeling. I usually only ride it on really flat pathways. My commuter gets up to well over 50kph but there are some hills involved and I haven't been brave enough to take my little cruiser on that trip.
