Originally Posted by
That Linux Guy
43mph? That sounds nucking futs man. I'm originally from the Bay Area and grew up on MTBs and BMX rigs so I know there's some gnarly hills out there. Here in Florida, it's mostly flat and I've become a roadie in my old age (23).
I have little else to gauge my speed on my current bike but I regularly feel like I'm doing about 15 to 20mph, probably 15 or 16 most of the time. I was going no more then 15 when I took a stinger to the lip this evening.
43 mph on a descent is nothing.
I once had a wasp get inside my helmet through one of the vents while I was descending at probably 50 mph. I was wearing an Uvex helmet with bug screens on the front vents, so he must have gotten in through one of the top vents, and he was really angry. I quickly realized there wasn't much I could do about him in there. By the time I reached a point where I could pull my helmet off he was gone. He didn't sting me.
And I've never been stung while on a bike. But I have taken a few bugs in the eye, but luckily not at any decent speed.