Originally Posted by
Keith99
He said there was definately a wind. I take that to mean a significant wind. I've been places where i had to fight to keep 13 MPH against a wind. I remember one 8-10% downhill where I was working to keep 17mph, more or less an easy cruising speed on the flat in calm conditions. And real working, as in a race against the incomming thunderstorm.
I've been out in hte desert North of Los Angeles where and out and back ride can be fighting to stay in double digits (MPH) going out and running out of gears coming back.
I think it is also worth pointing out that road conditions matter. I have hit 35 MPH on the flat with no wind, but it was very nice new pavement. At lower speeds that can easily be worth 2 MPH.
Regardless of wind or not, 45mph on a flat is so fast that it screams "TOTAL BS" all over this forum.
I can throw up a good roadie sprint, and even on a pretty significant downhill which you can do no pedaling and roll to 22-25mph, I have to pedal pretty much all out to hit 45mph.
Mark Cavendish hits 45mph on a flat. Something makes me think the person who claims to be doing this, wind assist or not, is not riding anywhere in the same league as Mark cavendish.
Heck, even 35mph on a flat, even for a few seconds, is a VERY hard sprint for a strong amateur rider.
EDIT - Crap. Dang metric system. I think the other guy meant 45 KPH, not mph. That makes a lot more sense. Friggin' reading comprension.