Originally Posted by
wgscott
No, it is just that you aren't likely to get a 50 lb bike to go faster than 15 mph, even on a 10% grade downhill.
Wow, I guess I must be Superman then. I generally do 17-19mph across a flat dam every day, with bags, and between 45-50 pounds most days. I am at 30-40mph downhill, and sometimes as low as 4mph on some uphills, the LHT handles all of that very well.