Machka 

My computer hasn't been working, so I replaced the battery last night and set off to work on my bicycle this morning.

My average speed ... 41.6 km/h

My max speed ... 86.5 km/h


Not bad!! My speed has doubled since earlier this week!!!!

AEO

41.6km/h average and 86.5km/h max... you're faster than an average scooter

startedspyder05

Every time I see a thread like this it's posted in km/h and I'm blown away until I remember that I live in a little place called America. We don't use them kinda numbers round here with the cool kids........


Edit: Nice speed btw

McTufferton

Pack a parachute in your saddle bag!

c0urt

2 more mph and the flux capictor should kick in

DataJunkie

In that case Machka needs to come out to Colorado and ride a brevet. Bring a tow rope and tow me to the finish! lol

chouettey

My computer was working fine (as far as I could tell) but it said that my max speed was 93.6 mph. I reset it and it hasn't happened again. What causes things like that to happen?

Richard_Rides

Where can I buy one of these batteries?

luker

Aliens. They also suck out yer brains. Don't look back!

Hocam

*cough* wheelsize *cough*

Machka 

Well, I could have sworn I set the wheelsize correctly ... especially after I did get it wrong, realized my error, and had to fix it. However, I've set it again, and will try it again.

I think the thing I found the oddest was that my speed and the distance I travelled was exactly twice what it should have been.

ANK

What I have noticed is that the sensors at intersections that detect cars mess with your speed (if you have a wireless computer). The sensors I am talking about are the circles at intersections that are darker than the asphalt.

pista

My max speed ever was 68 mph on a very fast descent of a mountain!

Pablo.

I just beat my high speed record yesterday, going at a snail-like 41.6 MPH.

WHOOOSSHHH...

That's about 25mph. I have to pedal as hard as I can on flat surface and if I am lucky can maintain that pace for oh, about 15 seconds!! The numbers your putting out...AWESOME!!

veggiemafia

Your wheel size is this:


Your computer is set to this:

roy5000x2

I've hit 101.3 while trackstanding at a stoplight. Never gone that fast again in my life

Cone Wrench

Last week I had a maximum speed reading of 147 km/h. Good old reliable wireless.

Scorer75

Are you guys saying that my heart rate really wasn't 190 a minute into my ride at 16mph with a cadence of 85???

A block later my heart rate was back to 85. One thing I find fascinating since I've been using my Edge is trying to keep my Cadence and heart rate equal to each other. It's a fun game that definitely helps on recovery rides.

kosherdave

Man, any real OCP'er could hit those kinda numbers going uphill when we really dial it up above 400! ;-)

dayve

Do you have a couple of spare magnets on your spokes or something?

Now that I think about it, that may be a good practical joke.

AEO

too bad 400watts is no good... gotta dial it up to eleven-hundred watts

Tourmalet

Yeah wireless can be like that. My wireless Trek cyclocomputer (of affectionately dubbed psychocomputer) freaks out in vicinity of shoplifting gates. I have seen speeds in excess of 100 mph.

Hocam

It could be made for radius and you plugged in diameter?

mattm

i'm sure you're partially joking, but some 'mericans, like myself, actually do use kilometers on the bike. i like the bigger numbers ("i can sprint to 50!"), plus all the brevets i do are measured in km, so i figured why not? and now when the TdF announcers says, "11km to go" i don't have to wonder how many miles that is, i just know.

btw i've hit 85 km/h on a downhill out in west seattle - but my goal this summer is 100 km/h. just need to find the right hill...