Joined: Jul 2007
Posts: 8,631
Likes: 3,543
From: South shore, L.I., NY
Bikes: Trek Emonda SL7, Cannondale Topstone, Miyata City Liner, Specialized Chisel, Specialized Epic Evo
54mph twice, in Santa Fe, NM. Once on the north side of Bishops Lodge Rd., where you have to be hustling over the top at 18 or so to gain the speed as the DH is maybe a mile long. The second in Interstate 25 SE of Santa Fe heading east from Rtr285 there's a long DH. Good road surface in both cases. Both times on my tourer running 25mm tires, so stable bike.
I can only get it up to 42 around the Long Island, NY area, hills aren't steep or long enough, which is OK by me as a fellow club member was killed on a decent last weekend on Rt100 in Ludlow, VT. Going down a hill he had done once or twice per year for 20 years on club trips. The first time he was on this road this year, the pavement was in horrible shape, or so I was told and he lost control with subsequent massive head injuries. Made me re-think going fast downhill.