Originally Posted by
spare_wheel
sigh.
i can do 36ish for a few mins when i stand up and full on sprint on a 17 lb road bike. but when i'm done sprinting i want to puke. methinks another commuter needs to recalibrate their bike computer (and/or stop guessing).
I just HAVE to quote and preserve for posterity a post that claims speeds of 36 mph for a few minutes, then goes on to tell others to recalibrate bike computers and/or stop guessing.
For those that don't know: 25 mph for an hour is considered a good speed for a decent bike racer on a very-aerodynamic time-trial bike in fully aerodynamic kit: speed suit and time trial helmet. And it takes
THREE TIMES as much power to go 36 mph compared to going 25 mph. It's (36/25)^3