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Old 09-21-13 | 02:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Dunbar
Only time I've done 30+mph for more than a minute or two (solo) when I had a monster tailwind for about 6 miles. It was pretty awesome to almost spin out my 50x12 on flat land. On flat land with no wind you'd have to produce something like 400-500 watts to go 30mph (depending on your position) which is a pro level domestique effort to do that for any length of time.
Totally agree..............anyone saying they can do this for sustained times are full of it if they are not "pro" riders point blank! No furtehr reply from me because to carry that kind of avg. for miles is not amateur or the like. And if they can do this and have yet to go pro shame on them!
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