Originally Posted by Hot Potato

I got up to 55 - 60 mph a long time ago. I was cycling down the big mountain in Yellowstone when I got bilateral carpal tunnel, and couldn't squeeze the brakes. Each time I took my hands off a brake to shake it out and get the strength back, I ended up 5 mph faster than before. The terain was something like an 15+ mile run of 7+ percent grade, if I remember correctly. I was passing cars on curves on a mountain bike with road slicks and 50 lbs of camping and touring gear. YOu should have seen the looks on the drivers faces. When I figured out what was wrong early on, I thought of bailing off the bike at 25 mph, but was too afraid. At 55 mph, I sure did wish I had jumped off at 25 mph. It was the year after the big fires, and all I could think about was all those logging trucks that would periodically block the roads to clear the burnt trees. I was praying a logging truck or a buffalo wasn't going to be in the road around the next bend.

On the plus side, I made it to Teton national park hours ahead of schedule.