Originally Posted by Mr. Shadow
What is your actual cadence? I had no problem hitting close to 30 mph on a 42x18.
My Mirage runs a 52x16 and I can do flat sprints at nearly 35 mph and will top out
around 40 mph on a good down hill. That's with a controlled spin of about 155 rpms.
On a really good day I can manage 180 rpms and could go even faster.
Jesus man. I'm riding 42x17 and at about 120rpm's it feels like the centripital force/jostling is going to throw me off my bike and in to orbit. It's not the spinning that's so hard, but the jostling my body experiences. Maybe I need to lower my seat a bit.