distortedmotion

Just wondering what you guys & gals have had out of your bikes?
My current record is 83.8kmh (could have gone faster but ran out of road).
Highest one whilst filming was 50mph as on my group page.

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https://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/distortedmotion/

Ride like the wind!

joetronic

My fastest has been 45mph on a decent and I was pedaling my legs off...

Coyote2

100 km/hr (or 62 mph for the metrically-challenged)

terrymorse 

55 mph in a tuck, on day 2 of the 2004 Everest Challenge. I had a jacket on, which was preventing higher speeds.

2Rodies

This is well discussed topic. If you do a search you'll find several threads on it.

My top speed was 62mph decending Mullholland between Kannan and Encinal.

Chef23

I hit 48 on a downhill this summer and I was on the brakes because there were a lot of other riders on the road.

FLBandit

46 while descending Hospital Hill. Made me ponder the protective qualities of spandex!

umd

The other day when I was descending down Old San Marcos an impressed motorcycle decided to pace me. When he cought up to me afterwards told me he was going 55, and I was pulling away from him in the corners. My spedometer disagreed, said I only had a max of mid-40s.

pedex

26.74 mph, held for one hour on an outdoor running track, no aero gear cept for drop bars

jyossarian

I'd be soiling my pants if I was doing over 60 mph on a bicycle.

Eyestrain

Vegas odds favor the accuracy of your computer over that of the motorcycle's speedo; motorcycle speedometers are notoriously optimistic, especially if the bike's been re-geared.

amdspitfire

almost 40 was my max

Cypress

62.3 going down Big Mountain Road in Whitefish. One of the sections has about 3/4 of a mile between switchbacks. This was done on a 1996 Bianchi Trofeo. SHAKY.

John Wilke

52mph once in Colorado and once again 52mph while motor pacing, with stereo blasting ... FUN !!



jw

SDRider

48.2mph. I just hit that new top speed last Sunday.

simplyred

You da MAN!

Pizza Man

That's awesome! I calculate that would take over 380 watts (closer to 400 considering the tight unbanked turns and less than ideal cycling surface of most running tracks) for a 150 lb (68 kg) rider. So that's a power to weight ratio of about 5.6 or more, which is national class.

james_robert

37mph on a flatter than flat road in winnipeg with no tail wind :d

jimbud

This is sort of like braging about kicking a 14 yard field goal after reading some of the speeds posted above but here in flat-land Minnesota 44 mph is my top.

pedex

Well, its a pretty big oval, and textured kinda like a tennis court. Powertap on a friends bike at that same speed put me at around 335 watts. On my track bike im not sure if it would be more or less, track bike has more saddle to stem drop, and no drag from a chain snaking thru a derailler under tension. I think my power to weight is closer to around 4.9-5 watts/kg. Im about 165lbs at the moment, I was like 160lbs that day I think. Ive tried about 5 other times to beat that and havent been able to do it, only run one full attempt since and only did about 25.2mph. That's the thing thats hard, is showing up ready to go and having a good first 8-10 laps, if those suck, not much use at continuing, not gonna make up any time.

What really really is hard to fathom is elite pro's are doing around 5mph faster, I dont know where they get that kind of power w/o drugs.

Socalcycling

How did you hit 62 on that section of Mullholland? The only place on Mullholland where that speed can even be touched might be somewhere in the final 7 miles going down to the beach. Back in November there was a race called the Red Bull Road Rage and the fastest speed reached was 58 and that was on Tuna Canyon which is much steeper than any section of Mullholland.

2Rodies

We had a group of six guys and two of us hit 60+ mph. If you are heading to the beach on Kannan and turn right on Mulholland there is a fairly long steep section about 1.5 or so before Encinal. We were sharing the draft and the other four guys all topped 55 so I feel confident that my spedo was correct. FWIW Tuna is a lot twister than this section of Mulholland, Decker from Mulholland road to Westlake Blvd has a couple of sections that are steeper than Tuna but you could never attain the speeds you hit on Tuna because of the turns. Conversely you can go faster down Stunt because it's straighter than Tuna.

56/12 and 22/28

I did 46 mph down a local hill, 53x12 spun out.

Socalcycling

Ok this makes a bit more sense with a group. From Kanan to Encinal is only .9 miles but the downhill section you speak of is only .6 before it starts the slight right turn climb. If you climbing up from Rock Store this also a good section to pick up more distance from anyone who was dropped on the climb up.

james_robert

genetics, and riding 6 hours a day