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Yes, it was on a gentle hill, but wow that was fun. :D Feel free to post your own zippy top speeds! :) - Andy |
No hard data to back it up, but I routinely hit 40mph coming down a 5% grade hill on the way home from work. The upright position of my bike makes it pretty much impossible to break 25mph on flat ground, and getting to 25 is hard work!
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I think the most I ever hit was 35 mph.
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Be careful believing data from a GPS on a phone. I have several days from a tour in the Tennessee/Virginia/W. Virginia area that say I hit speeds of 55, 60 and even 64.8. The max on my bicycle computer never showed me going more than 50. That's still a stupid speed on a loaded touring bike but it's believable. 64.8 simple isn't.
I think the phone loses signal occasionally and just puts in the numbers between two points. I'm not saying that your speed isn't correct just that I've had lots of experiences with phones where it isn't. |
Originally Posted by cyccommute
(Post 17047340)
Be careful believing data from a GPS on a phone. I have several days from a tour in the Tennessee/Virginia/W. Virginia area that say I hit speeds of 55, 60 and even 64.8. The max on my bicycle computer never showed me going more than 50. That's still a stupid speed on a loaded touring bike but it's believable. 64.8 simple isn't.
I think the phone loses signal occasionally and just puts in the numbers between two points. I'm not saying that your speed isn't correct just that I've had lots of experiences with phones where it isn't. I sometimes do not use the app, this time i was & it by chance was on a trip where i hit my fastest speed ever on that hill. - Andy |
Originally Posted by TransitBiker
(Post 17047365)
Look, i'm not "ohhh look at my GPS!". I'm not an idiot, i know how aGPS works. I was going damn fast down an empty road that normally i have to be cautious on due to no shoulder & heavy traffic. Further, if you have nothing kind to say, please keep future comments to yourself & stop dragging down threads i post, thank you.
I sometimes do not use the app, this time i was & it by chance was on a trip where i hit my fastest speed ever on that hill. - Andy Finally, unless I have done something to violate forum rules, I can post what I like. I didn't "drag down [your] thread". I didn't say that you didn't hit that speed nor did I disrespect you in any way. Heck, I didn't even take it off topic. It may be a thread you started but your ability to control it ends there. But, if you want, "Good for you". Feel better now? |
40MPH..60MPH...don't matter......Concrete is hard at both speeds.....That's fast enough to make you start thinking about how well you take care of your bike....:)
Great Fun..... |
Originally Posted by TransitBiker
(Post 17044751)
Feel free to post your own zippy top speeds! :) - Andy |
Originally Posted by TransitBiker
(Post 17047365)
Look, i'm not "ohhh look at my GPS!". I'm not an idiot, i know how aGPS works. I was going damn fast down an empty road that normally i have to be cautious on due to no shoulder & heavy traffic. Further, if you have nothing kind to say, please keep future comments to yourself & stop dragging down threads i post, thank you.
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Originally Posted by lostarchitect
(Post 17047819)
You are overreacting. He was just giving you additional information, not calling you a liar or being rude. Relax.
I think i'm going to take a long break from posting here if this is how some reply to a fun sharing of information, over and over, and over again. Calling me ignorant with or without saying those specific words = i'm done. I graduated high school too long ago to deal with this nonsense. - Andy |
My current max on the fixed-gear:
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e2...ndback/337.jpg I've had both my "go-fast" and "rando" bikes up to 39 MPH, but don't have those bike computers with me. :) |
Originally Posted by TransitBiker
(Post 17047877)
The GPS function also tracks location on a path, and if there's an error the path will deviate from your real world route, this would be the only time it would give a false speed indication. the path is spot on with about a 2 foot variation the entire way.
Originally Posted by TransitBiker
(Post 17047877)
I think i'm going to take a long break from posting here if this is how some reply to a fun sharing of information, over and over, and over again. Calling me ignorant with or without saying those specific words = i'm done. I graduated high school too long ago to deal with this nonsense.
- Andy |
Not exactly commuting related, but the fastest speed I've ever clocked on a bike computer was 57mph - I had a downslope wind pushing me down a long descent on a mostly straight, very smooth road on the grounds of the US Air Force Academy.
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Originally Posted by TransitBiker
(Post 17047877)
I think i'm going to take a long break from posting here if this is how some reply to a fun sharing of information, over and over, and over again. Calling me ignorant with or without saying those specific words = i'm done. I graduated high school too long ago to deal with this nonsense.
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Originally Posted by TransitBiker
(Post 17047877)
The GPS function also tracks location on a path, and if there's an error the path will deviate from your real world route, this would be the only time it would give a false speed indication. the path is spot on with about a 2 foot variation the entire way.
I think i'm going to take a long break from posting here if this is how some reply to a fun sharing of information, over and over, and over again. Calling me ignorant with or without saying those specific words = i'm done. I graduated high school too long ago to deal with this nonsense. - Andy If you can't answer that question, you can't make the claim, "this would be the only time it would give a false speed indication". And I'd bet inaccuracy ALONG your path isn't the only way a false speed could be calculated. |
Originally Posted by lostarchitect
(Post 17048189)
Yeah, if your skin is that thin you probably shouldn't post on the internet at all.
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I'm siding with @cyccommute here, which is a little unusual for me. The higher the reading, the skepticaler (to coin a word) you should be. I used to live in hilly Maplewood, NJ, and I consistently hit over 35 mph on some hills. I think I had a reading of 41 once or twice, and I kinda sorta believe it. I had a reading of 50 on Bainbridge Island, WA a couple of summers ago. I think it's possible I reached that speed, but I wouldn't bet any big money on it. I was going pretty bloody fast; the road was steep, smooth, long, and straight.
Back to the topic, no more such fun here in NYC. The hills are smaller here. Some think NYC is a flat city, and it's not true, but there are not many hills that are good for exceeding 30 mph. |
Bike computer reading, 46 mph. A really long steep paved downhill, on the mt bike with 2.5 " knobbies. Making a whole lot of noise.
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Originally Posted by ThermionicScott
(Post 17047880)
My current max on the fixed-gear:
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e2...ndback/337.jpg I've had both my "go-fast" and "rando" bikes up to 39 MPH, but don't have those bike computers with me. :) |
Originally Posted by J.C. Koto
(Post 17048322)
33.7 MPH on a fixed-gear? Were your feet on the pedals? I'd probably be scared my foot would slip and the pedal would shred my leg
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39.6 isn't exactly an unbelievable speed. I'd be willing to trust the accuracy of that number. On the other hand 9.7 average is pretty slow...
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Originally Posted by ThermionicScott
(Post 17048357)
My feet were firmly in the Power Grips, and the calculator says I must have been pedalling around 160RPM. ;)
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My personal high was 48 mph, between Bozeman and Ennis, Mt.
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When cycling in the Canadian Rockies a couple years ago, my GPS measured 72.1 km/h (44.8 mph) on a long descent. There were a few other points during the trip where the GPS measured over 60 km/h (37 mph). The buddies I was riding with had similar measurements on their GPSs, so I figure those numbers are fairly accurate.
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Originally Posted by ThermionicScott
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