On the ride home, I hit the sweet spot going up 3rd Ave at 72nd St. The light turned red as I went through the intersection and from there, it goes downhill a few blocks. I threw it in high gear and spun it up to a max of 28 mph. Since there was no traffic behind me, I had command of all the lanes and I crossed right to left across 6 lanes and actually passed slower moving car traffic before finally turning on to my block. Not bad for a 40 lb mtb rigged for commuting.