Your top speed today?
08-01-09 | 05:48 PM
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Mrs. DataJunkie
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Your top speed today?
Today I only got upwards of 29km/h on a downhill, few days ago I got to around 41km/h (on a heavy ass hybrid.)
What is your top speed for today?
What is your top speed for today?
08-01-09 | 06:38 PM
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My top speed today ... so far it's probably somewhere around 2-3 km/h.
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08-01-09 | 08:15 PM
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Oh
my
god!
I reached 42km/h going down Main street (all green lights!) probably could have gone faster but I tapped the rear brake. That's the fastest I've ever gone on my hybrid.
Later, a fat guy (maybe 20 years old) passed me and that triggered my inner roadie so I punched it, roared past him and I heard him behind me trying to catch up so I went even faster on the seawall which is flat...I reached 31.4km/h! Fastest I've ever gone sans downhill on my hybrid! Hahaha.
Probably seems slow to you road bike guys but I have two panniers, rear rack, fenders *AND* I have my tripod strapped to my rear rack. Not bad for a 35 year old chick.
my
god!
I reached 42km/h going down Main street (all green lights!) probably could have gone faster but I tapped the rear brake. That's the fastest I've ever gone on my hybrid.
Later, a fat guy (maybe 20 years old) passed me and that triggered my inner roadie so I punched it, roared past him and I heard him behind me trying to catch up so I went even faster on the seawall which is flat...I reached 31.4km/h! Fastest I've ever gone sans downhill on my hybrid! Hahaha.
Probably seems slow to you road bike guys but I have two panniers, rear rack, fenders *AND* I have my tripod strapped to my rear rack. Not bad for a 35 year old chick.
08-01-09 | 11:50 PM
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I don't pay attention to top speed! I know a billion people that max out at 60 mph but finish a century hours behind me and my max speed of 25 mph!.
08-02-09 | 08:30 AM
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From: Metro Indy, IN
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08-02-09 | 09:26 PM
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Bikes: Takara with Suntour 6-speed groupset, early 80s; Schwinn 21-speed mountain bike
Today, probably 20-ish on my commute to campus. That's typical on my daily rides.
Last week riding with my boss I hit 37.2 MPH doing an aero tuck on a nice section of hill north of town.
My all-time record is 38.something, going down a hill and pedaling like mad. I might be able to beat that if I swap out my gearing -- my smallest cog is 14 teeth.
Last week riding with my boss I hit 37.2 MPH doing an aero tuck on a nice section of hill north of town.
My all-time record is 38.something, going down a hill and pedaling like mad. I might be able to beat that if I swap out my gearing -- my smallest cog is 14 teeth.
08-02-09 | 09:30 PM
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umm, maybe 30mph? today was a flat ride in zone 2/ zone 3 (I tried to keep it in zone 2, but the last third of the ride I couldn't keep my heart rate down), but to get to the flats I have to go downhill (which means uphill the last 10mi coming home 
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