You are too kind...and I know your tongue is in your cheek!

To dispel any rumors otherwise - on my road bike I can accelerate with traffic and keep up to 30 mph for about 1/8 of a mile (drafting the car ahead of me). Anything faster would require a huge tailwind or some downhill. That Specialized electric bike in effect "lead me out" to 28mph and I did the rest up to, but not holding 40mph.

I made a video called "Zer0-30" that I have never posted here. It is a stretch of my daily commute where I regularly "max out" for several blocks to keep up with the flow of motor vehicles. So here it is...the best I can do under normal circumstances on a pedal-only bike. Nowhere near 40 btw.

http://vimeo.com/70162109