Arrrrg.... i got gunned
11-01-08 | 09:01 AM
#51
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Pedal harder, go down large hills, aero tuck as much as possible and MTFU. A 48x11 should easily get you past 30 on a downhill as I can manage that on a MTB with a 44x12, on my road bike with a 50x11 and slicks I routinely break 40 and get past 50 once I'm out in the countryside.
11-01-08 | 12:40 PM
#53
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I'll pedal until my cadence is up to 110 and then switch to a tight aero tuck. One of the things I get to enjoy on group rides is overtaking everyone on the downhills while coasting, I do pay for it on the uphills.
11-01-08 | 03:06 PM
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From: indoors and out.
This makes me feel a tad better.
I just got a computer on my bike and (of course) I end up racing it every ride to and from work.
I've yet to get anything above 30mph (yet!) and was kind of bummed about it.
So much so that I started looking at other bikes. I was thinking my Trek 7200's drivetrain just wouldn't go any faster.
I just got a computer on my bike and (of course) I end up racing it every ride to and from work.
I've yet to get anything above 30mph (yet!) and was kind of bummed about it.
So much so that I started looking at other bikes. I was thinking my Trek 7200's drivetrain just wouldn't go any faster.
11-01-08 | 04:37 PM
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It's all about hills. The difference in my top speed on that slope on my Forge and on my Coda, which weighs a few pounds more, has wider tires, and flat instead of drop bars, is 32.6 mph vs. 30.0 mph. No one on this site is capable of sustaining ~35 mph on a level surface without winds or drafting. Everyone in this thread is relating speed records they hit on long downhills. Find one of those, and you too can hit 40+.
11-01-08 | 05:01 PM
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Yea, Ive hit some high speeds (never had a computer so I cant tell you for sure), but like someone said earlier its been beaten and wasnt really as much a product of my work as it was gravity. Bombing hills is fun though.
11-01-08 | 05:50 PM
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No no, you're quite right the first time, he was going 38 mph. You see in this part of Canada we have an interesting phenomenon where you actually get propelled towards certain directions, it starts at about Red Deer and focuses itself at Commonwealth stadium. If you're heading from anywhere in the greater Edmonton area, the sucking effect it noticeable.
The fastest I've gone was down Sinclair Canyon into B.C. 77 kph (48 mph ) I had one front pannier on, it started a speed wobble..............
One couple on a tandem I know hit at least 100 kph on the same downhill, ( speedo maxes out at 99kph ) thats 62 mph, at least. Wife had speedo on rear bars, couldn't hit husband because it would distract him....at the time....
11-02-08 | 09:39 AM
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It's all about hills. The difference in my top speed on that slope on my Forge and on my Coda, which weighs a few pounds more, has wider tires, and flat instead of drop bars, is 32.6 mph vs. 30.0 mph. No one on this site is capable of sustaining ~35 mph on a level surface without winds or drafting. Everyone in this thread is relating speed records they hit on long downhills. Find one of those, and you too can hit 40+.
