What's the fastest you've gone?
08-28-08, 08:26 AM
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Although those were the nicest, smoothest rollers I've ever ridden on.
08-28-08, 11:39 AM
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08-28-08, 01:27 PM
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I rode by one of those LED signs that tell drivers how fast they're going and it told me I was doing 25mph. Flat and I'd pretty much spun out on my freewheel. Other than that I have no idea.
08-28-08, 01:48 PM
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08-28-08, 02:02 PM
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i hit 26 sprinting on a flat the other day on my 42x17, 64.9 gear inches. There was def a tailwind, but it wasn't crazy. Downhill on the same gearing I've done ~32 (and kept in control).
I've definitely done faster on both but just recently got a bike computer and haven't tried sprinting and I no longer live near hills (I lived in VT, now I live in DE)
I've definitely done faster on both but just recently got a bike computer and haven't tried sprinting and I no longer live near hills (I lived in VT, now I live in DE)
08-28-08, 02:45 PM
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I've hit light speed once or twice.
08-28-08, 02:57 PM
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08-28-08, 03:13 PM
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ps. I love that darkthrone is your avatar.
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08-28-08, 03:15 PM
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something around 32 or 33 mph. 42x17 on 700x23's. I feel like I could spin a little faster, but I certainly couldn't hold it for very long.
08-28-08, 03:18 PM
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Hmm... I don't know cause I don't have a computer on my fixed-gear bike. Why would I?
The only thing that matters is it gets me from home to work in under 15 minutes, or faster than any other form of transportation.
The only thing that matters is it gets me from home to work in under 15 minutes, or faster than any other form of transportation.
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08-28-08, 04:15 PM
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08-28-08, 05:00 PM
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As others have said, I've done it... At my ratio it's hard work and I can't sustain much over 25mph for long. If my legs are warmed up it helps - I can't (and don't want to) really spin up much past 22/23mph when cold. While certainly not sustainable I can and do hit 30mph on occasion without hills. C'est possible.
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31 mph on flat ground running 48/17, higher than that on a velodrome with different gearing and faster still going down a long hill.
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08-29-08, 07:15 AM
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