Originally Posted by dalmore
CigTech has been posting his speed in this forum for as long as he's been here. Long before he started this thread. I see no reason to doubt that he maintains speeds pretty close to what he claims. But if he is fabricating the speeds or stretching them - it's not because of this review. He claimed speed like that before this review too. My opinion is that he posts what he sees. Search the forums and see. He claimed fast speeds before this bike. He's in flat Florida. He posts higher and lower speeds - not always record breakers - but they are always fast. FWIW
i had said i would stop referring to his speed but since you suggested, i looked at his past posts... apparently i need a hobby.
here less than a year ago... (bold type accent added by myself)
Originally Posted by Cigtech
Well after relubing the full bike with White Lithium Grease I was able to do my personal best this morning. I made the 16.87 miles with a clock time af 1h 14 minutes. The roll time was 60.53 minutes. That works out to a 16.59 mph average roll time speed. Now If I'd just quite smoking.... nah, I'm no quitter. LOL
the link>>>>
http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...ge#post2252526
then here he has a graph
http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...ge#post2288788
and a few months later he is posting this type of thing..
Originally Posted by Cigtech
I'll have to hook up the dig-cam to the bike and show you guys what it looks like going 36 mph. it's a total blast. I'll have to wait till I get a 12 mph tail wind like I had yesterday. Most days I only run about 24 and 26 mph. But I was running late for work. I made it to work (the 3.2 miles) in 7 min and 26 sec. Ride Time. Thats a 25.94 mph average speed. I was on fire. comming home last night I was hitting 21 mph in 1st gear. First gear to me is 7th gear to most. I don't use the low gear chainring. That make it a 149 Cadence.
link>>>
http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...ge#post3207142
averaging less than 17 to 24/26ish is more than the proverbial "leaps and bounds" for a years time.. especially for a cyclist/mechanic of 30+ years.