Originally Posted by
Broctoon
Wait, are you saying you cruised downhill at 50+ MPH on a fixed 42x17 drivetrain? That's something like 260 RPM! I have no reason to doubt you... but this seems pretty incredible.
I did say those were crazy rides. And those years were the crazy years. (Post TBI, years before the counseling and therapy that are routine now.) And yes, I was pedaling ridiculously fast. Funny, when I rolled onto the island of Alameda where I lived, I would not have a single sore muscle in my legs, even after that 1000' climb.
I'd never do that now. I value my life to much. (I doubt I ever hit 50. But I did go d*** fast; fast enough that cars had no issues simply staying back and watching.)
Ben