Originally Posted by
LibertyFLS
I guess I should have titled it "how fast do you go downhill" or "do you push downhill as hard as you do going uphill"
When I get to the bottom of the hills I get to ride, I'm usually as winded as I was going up them.
I find that on just about every ride I've gone on since I resumed cycling after decades last August (~1100 miles in 4.5 months), I see hardly anyone pedaling downhill, they're all just coasting and sitting upright. I have seen a few people pedaling, even fewer actually pedaling hard.
The speeds people are talking about, 50 mph or higher, riders are generally spun out, just coasting in a tuck. Unless you can spin a huge gear and remain aerodynamic you can't pedal above 50 mph.
I stop pedaling above 35 in most cases. Maybe below 35, depending on the hill.
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