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Old 10-01-06 | 05:37 AM
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Old 10-01-06 | 04:57 PM
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Fastest I have been is almost 65 on a downhill bike with a 72 tooth ring in the front. My buddy had his dad make it on the CNC. It was on the street, and I probably wont do it again.
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Old 10-01-06 | 05:13 PM
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I pulled a 53.9 indicated on a full rigid mtb many moons ago. Sometime shortly thereafter my computer's battery crapped out and I never replaced it.
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Old 10-01-06 | 05:43 PM
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Old 10-01-06 | 06:37 PM
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Ive done 62kms per hour on my xc bike on flat pavement.
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Old 10-01-06 | 06:51 PM
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Ive done 62kms per hour on my xc bike on flat pavement.
Lies.
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Old 10-01-06 | 09:31 PM
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Old 10-01-06 | 09:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Flak
Lies.
how so?
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Old 10-01-06 | 09:38 PM
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I have personally taken my bike to 172 mph.
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Old 10-01-06 | 10:10 PM
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I have personally taken my bike to 172 mph.
When it was on the car?
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Old 10-01-06 | 10:13 PM
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When it was on the car?
No.

It's only been up to 145ish on the car.
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Old 10-01-06 | 11:21 PM
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Originally Posted by John Galt
I have personally taken my bike to 172 mph.

Pics? otherwise, you are full of ****.

No one would take a bike that fast without having pictures taken....and it better have some kind of rocket propulsion or be in the cargo bay of an airplane.
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Old 10-02-06 | 11:04 AM
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Pics? otherwise, you are full of ****.

No one would take a bike that fast without having pictures taken....and it better have some kind of rocket propulsion or be in the cargo bay of an airplane.
Sorry, my hands were too busy doing other things to get the camera out.

Believe it or don't, it doesn't matter to me.
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Old 10-02-06 | 11:17 AM
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If it didnt matter to you, you would not have tried to brag about it.
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Old 10-02-06 | 11:22 AM
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If it didnt matter to you, you would not have tried to brag about it.
You're confusing stating a simple fact, in the form of an unlikely answer to a bike question, with bragging.
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Old 10-02-06 | 11:54 AM
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Old 10-02-06 | 12:01 PM
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My bike travels 1670 km/h while sitting in my garage.

Wow..the speed of earth..lol
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Old 10-02-06 | 12:06 PM
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Originally Posted by free_pizza
how so?
I find it difficult to believe he got a mtn bike above 60km/h on flat pavement.
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Old 10-02-06 | 01:00 PM
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27.4 this weekend doing some singletrack on my hardtail, this was coasting no pedaling. Felt like 127 as the trees wizzzed by.
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Old 10-02-06 | 06:33 PM
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48 km/h on my rockhopper, going downhill on pavement. i was in too high of a gear for the right cadence, so i could've gone faster - my friend behind me ended up with 52 km/h.
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Old 10-02-06 | 07:45 PM
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mountain bike: about 30 on pavement, about 26 on gravel/sand
roadie: 38 on the downhill section of the bridge comming back from the island
i guess thats what i get for living in florida, well, i never have to go up any very steep hills haha
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Old 10-02-06 | 08:42 PM
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really really fast
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Old 10-02-06 | 09:25 PM
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How did you get it up to that speed John?
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Old 10-02-06 | 10:12 PM
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How did you get it up to that speed John?
Wide open roads in the middle of nowhere Nevada and Utah.
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Old 10-02-06 | 10:12 PM
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We did 70Kph downhill on the tandem - coasting. It was a twisty road, and even with 203mm discs front and rear, slowing was sketchy. 100k (66MPH) wouldn't be out of the question if we pedalled.
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