How fast have you gone on your bike?
04-21-10, 11:25 PM
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Bicycle Repair Man !!!
ludicrous speed.
04-22-10, 12:09 AM
#10
Bicycle Repair Man !!!
With the right grade and distance you can hit some pretty stupid speeds on any bike... I have zoobombed in Portland where ludicrous speed is the order of the day and done this on a folding bike.
There is a climb I am planning to make this summer on my touring bike that will take me 17 km and bring me up to 7500 feet altitude and where the air starts to get thin..
The descent will be epic and know that I could top 100 kmh on some long stretches with nothing but gravity as I have hit speeds close to this on lesser descents.
Climbing this will probably take hours and we plan to leave most of our gear at the base of the road to lighten things up as much as possible... I have seen loaded tourers going up this at a walking pace or just walking it when it was just too steep to pedal.
The only limitation here is that you have to be able to slow down fast enough to handle the switchbacks and not ride off a cliff into the gorges.
There is a climb I am planning to make this summer on my touring bike that will take me 17 km and bring me up to 7500 feet altitude and where the air starts to get thin..
The descent will be epic and know that I could top 100 kmh on some long stretches with nothing but gravity as I have hit speeds close to this on lesser descents.
Climbing this will probably take hours and we plan to leave most of our gear at the base of the road to lighten things up as much as possible... I have seen loaded tourers going up this at a walking pace or just walking it when it was just too steep to pedal.
The only limitation here is that you have to be able to slow down fast enough to handle the switchbacks and not ride off a cliff into the gorges.
04-22-10, 12:31 AM
#11
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65km/h Down the bridge that finishes off my daily commute. Still wanting to go faster but having trouble getting back into shape. Want to sign up for this year's Red Bull Road Rage though, so that might give some new results.
04-22-10, 12:55 AM
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45mph. But I doubt I'll go fast like that again. I prefer to just amble down the hills these days and typically do not pedal when on a decline.
04-22-10, 01:57 AM
#15
Still can't climb
this is silly
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04-22-10, 02:30 AM
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this was downhill with a tailwind...now how fast can you go on the dead level flat with no wind?
04-22-10, 02:41 AM
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It depends if I trust what my speedo says. If I do I've gone over 80mph. I highly doubt that is right though, stupid wireless.
If I'm going to be more realistic I've probably done about 3,000,000,000 fathoms/decade.
If I'm going to be more realistic I've probably done about 3,000,000,000 fathoms/decade.
04-22-10, 04:14 AM
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04-22-10, 04:44 AM
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51mph down along road in the Pocono's by Camel BAck I was inmy20's and stupid. It was great but scarey
