Steel is real
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: Not far from Paris
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Bikes: 1992Giant Tourer,1992MeridaAlbon,1996Scapin,1998KonaKilaueua,1993Peugeot Prestige,1991RaleighTeamZ(to be upgraded),1998 Jamis Dragon,1992CTWallis(to be built),1998VettaTeam(to be built),1995Coppi(to be built),1993Grandis(to be built)
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In 1998, reached 50mph with my Peugeot race bike on a long flat road during a road bike race and later in 2013 in a long descent with my Kona MTB reached 45mph. After a serious knee injury back in 1999 and a break of biking during some time on the road, I went as an alternative to road bike riding into MTB riding . Being not 20 years old and not 30 years old anymore,25-30mph seems my average speed. Also car drivers being not always carefully driving on the roads, have made me enjoy MTB riding much more, but the feel on riding fast a nice roadbike going is calling me back again to ride on my roadbike. Being alert and vigilant,being the most important things when I ride. One of my friends was badly injured many years ago because of a hit and run driver who overstepped on the bike lane,he was riding at 35mph. When using my townbike for running errands in town,18mph is my speed.