Originally Posted by myfish
people have told me 200 RPM is possible in short bursts, but i've also been told to watch for slowing down from such an effort. As i'm unlikely to reach such high spin speeds just yet, I'll have to take their word for it.
Some track cyclists can maintain that kind of spin for a few seconds. In three lap races where positioning and all out acceleration, a low gear is necessary. I beleive Ekimov used to jump the front of a pack with a mile or so to go, spinning 180 plus the whole time. Insanity.... pedaling three times a second