Originally Posted by ken cummings
I set my normal bike reocrd of 45 MPH coming down Loveland Pass into Breckinridge on a loaded touring bike. Elevation about 10,000 ft., thin air helps reduce drag. Open class unlimited record in a heavy, fully faired recumbent trike coming down the I-70 frontage road into Denver. 70 MPH and the closest to the Pearly Gates I have ever been. The three little bike brakes smoked in seconds and I finally stopped out in the flats south of Golden by pushing against the front wheels with my shoes.