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Old 01-04-17 | 10:57 AM
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Originally Posted by ptempel
Vroom vroom! 16 mph average is as good as it gets for me in general. I don't want to kill myself barreling through intersections like a dude did this morning on a track bike without brakes. He had a nice Cinelli aluminum frame with bullhorn handlebars. But I would need to have brakes on it if it were mine...
I don't care how good those riders are, riding brakeless is inconsiderate.

I found I made similar time (and better in some ways) on Aug 4, when I rode my Lemond Ti. Not only is it a light, fast bike, when I ride it, I carry as little as possible, giving me another advantage. So today was my best time on a heavy-ish bike with luggage.

I hardly have any intersections on my route, which is amazing considering I'm in NYC the whole time.
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