Sprint top speed
12-14-04 | 05:30 AM
#51
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From: Seminole, FL
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Originally Posted by webist
Haven't quite reached 30 mph yet.
My riding buddy and I were riding side by side on Saturday after he changed the battery out in his computer. For a good four miles I was doing 16mph and he was doing 23. Yet, we were able to pace each other evenly and maintain conversation. After a quick stop at the LBS he slowed down a good deal.
My riding buddy and I were riding side by side on Saturday after he changed the battery out in his computer. For a good four miles I was doing 16mph and he was doing 23. Yet, we were able to pace each other evenly and maintain conversation. After a quick stop at the LBS he slowed down a good deal.
12-14-04 | 12:13 PM
#54
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From: norcal
Bikes: Soulcraft Royale, Santa Cruz Blur, Trek Singletrack, Fuji Shangri-la
I once drag raced a Model-T from a stop light. I was ahead of him untill I died at 33 mph. Probably could have gone a touch faster if I started sprinting from 15 mph. I was riding a 53-13 too!
12-14-04 | 01:34 PM
#56
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Originally Posted by downhill!
I once drag raced a Model-T from a stop light. I was ahead of him untill I died at 33 mph. Probably could have gone a touch faster if I started sprinting from 15 mph. I was riding a 53-13 too!
Though it isn't sprinting, it is the closest thing to it - a really strong, short interval
