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luberger 10-19-04 07:30 PM

Speeding - Post your record.
 
Today I rode my mtb bike at 28.9mph. I tried really hard to push it through 29mph but just couldn't. :( I do feel the "burn" in the legs. This is the highest speed I've ever attained on flat road.. Consider my bike is 30lbs and I am only 5'7 145lb I believe it's quite a good speed...

The speed limit on the road is 25, don't know if they would give me a speeding ticket if I got caught. :D

What's the fastest you've riden on a mtb on flat roads?

shimano_cranker 10-19-04 07:48 PM

I've hit 27 even. I was racing my friend on the bike path. It's fun to pass road bikers, and to just plain fly by anyone. I love the sound when i speed up. My back tire like "whurrs." God, it's just insane.

-Stretch- 10-19-04 08:15 PM

umm im too lazy to convert to mph, but i got to like 37 kph on my friends bike...just devide by 1.6 im too lazy

luberger 10-19-04 08:20 PM


Originally Posted by -Stretch-
umm im too lazy to convert to mph, but i got to like 37 kph on my friends bike...just devide by 1.6 im too lazy

37km/h = 22.99mph
27mph = 43.452288 km/h
28.9mph = 46.51 km/h

mindbogger 10-19-04 08:31 PM

63km/h for me.

My hardrock comp with semi slicks going down a steep hill on the largest chain ring. Still got smoked by my buddy on the road bike.

CChaves 10-19-04 08:33 PM

anyone know the fastes dh speed?

-Stretch- 10-19-04 08:42 PM

wow man 63 kph is fast...i dunno if i could hold that

free_pizza 10-19-04 08:58 PM

Hit 62km/h on my Cannondale F600 racing my friend driving his Dodge Phoenix!

(in a 50 zone)

motion5447 10-19-04 09:40 PM

broke 43mph today on my cross bike. Just wondering what hills you guys a breaking 50+? This hill was fast and long with lots of wide turns, but just couldnt seem to get it up their.

Aus_MTB 10-19-04 10:07 PM


Originally Posted by motion5447
broke 43mph today on my cross bike. Just wondering what hills you guys a breaking 50+? This hill was fast and long with lots of wide turns, but just couldnt seem to get it up their.

Notice the ones that are 50+ are all in kph. Fastest downhill was probably about 65kph and flat about 40 i think, not sure since i dont have a speedo on my bike anymore.

Funkychicken 10-19-04 10:47 PM

hit 40+kph (25mph) on sunday on a firetrail. it was so rocky, i was hanging onto the bars for dear life...

Nervous 10-19-04 11:33 PM

Flat = 36 mph.
Down a hill Ive gotten 52 mph (on a Giant Yukon with semi slicks, LOLOLOL), couldve pushed it but I was quite scared. Ive heard that if you maintain speeds like that the bearing in your freewheel can melt and seize up causing a lockup. That would SUCK!!!!

EDIT: This is all on concrete. On the trail my top speed comes in around 3 mph. :D

ssmaniac 10-19-04 11:38 PM

I've hit 50 on a road bike

blue_neon 10-19-04 11:41 PM

on flat only about 42km/hr

my58vw 10-19-04 11:51 PM

28.6 MPH on flat road, 52 approx going down a hill

Maelstrom 10-19-04 11:59 PM

No idea. I go fast..sometimes I don't. I don't use nor plan to use a computer on my bike

jallen 10-20-04 12:04 AM

I plan on it, just so I know how long I have to walk back up the dang trail after my bike breaks down, and my chaintool breaks trying to fix the dang chain.

Then I'll post my fastest speed.. probably 15 mph or something lame hehe.

littleriderdave 10-20-04 02:17 AM


anyone know the fastes dh speed?
yeah some downhiller called Christian Taillefer rode down a ski run called 'the Flying Kilometer' in les Arcs france. He hit 212km/h (132mph) on a rigid bike that was made by peugeot.

littleriderdave 10-20-04 02:19 AM

i hit 35mph on a 30mph limit and passed a speed camera. Anothre great thing to do is to use your phone while riding. See if you get arrested!!!

LeviBike 10-20-04 04:42 AM


Originally Posted by jallen
I plan on it, just so I know how long I have to walk back up the dang trail after my bike breaks down, and my chaintool breaks trying to fix the dang chain.

Then I'll post my fastest speed.. probably 15 mph or something lame hehe.

:D Nice avatar Jallen are you a h4xX0r? :D

osiris667 10-20-04 04:57 AM

my best was around 60km/hour in some kinda short downhill, but with a bmx!! with an mtb on a flat road, like 42.6km/hour...

DjRider04 10-20-04 05:15 AM

Ive hit 37mph on a slight hill on this really old bike I have.....and during a DH race, I think it was 35, maybe 38. Dropped pretty fast because I crashed going that fast, and was clocked through the finish gate :D

trekkie820 10-20-04 06:28 AM

I have done 30 on a flat road, 43 on a dowhill(speed limit was 25 and 35, respectively), so yes, i am guilty of speeding.

jallen 10-20-04 06:31 AM


Originally Posted by LeviBike
:D Nice avatar Jallen are you a h4xX0r? :D

http://www.catb.org/hacker-emblem/

;)

But let's not hijack (hack?) this thread.....

Jstyle 10-20-04 06:41 AM

Mine its 37 mph I really wanna break into the 40's and i will be happy...


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