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What's the fastest you've gone?

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Old 08-27-08 | 03:46 AM
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What's the fastest you've gone?

...On your fixed gear?

Just curious to know what kind of speeds people are hitting...
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Old 08-27-08 | 04:36 AM
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~42km/h riding 48/18, was certainily starting to spin out
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Old 08-27-08 | 04:38 AM
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38mph during a race.
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Old 08-27-08 | 04:48 AM
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Cruise speed - 32 km/h ~ 20 mph
Flat - 48 km/h ~ 30 mph (for a few seconds anyway )
Downhill - 56 km/h ~ 35 mph

I'm riding 42/15 with 700x23

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Old 08-27-08 | 05:23 AM
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From: Rio de Janeiro - Brazil - South America - World
Normal cruise speed in flat: 33km/h (20,6MPH)
Max speed in flat: 40km/h (25MPH)
Extreme suicidal sprint máx speed in flat: 46km/h (28,75MPH)
Normal Downhill: 50km/h (31,25MPH) (is my limit comfy spin)

46/20 with 650x45B (60,5 gear inches). I love spin.
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Old 08-27-08 | 05:51 AM
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There are a few hills in Northern Michigan that are pretty nice. I am heading up there this week to ride the DALMAC. Last year I got 202 rpm (on my Garmin) using a 42x16 with 172.5mm. I think that is around 40 mph. Thats pretty mental and I can't take that for long.

Around Grand Rapids there are a few hills I regularly hit 180 rpms on.

I don't even know what I can get in a flat sprint any more...
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Old 08-27-08 | 05:56 AM
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45mph on a longboard.
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Old 08-27-08 | 06:10 AM
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32 is the fastest documented speed,since i only run a computer when im riding on rollers in the winter. But iv been on a coupel bad ass hills where im sure iv toped that by a little...
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Old 08-27-08 | 08:37 AM
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45mph on a longboard.
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Is that you biker sherlock?

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Old 08-27-08 | 09:12 AM
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Fastest with a downhill aid: 36.6mph (58.8 km/h)

My regular cruising speed range is 17-22, ordinarily keeping around 20mph.

Fastest I've achieved on the flat is 31.1mph (50km/h ish I think)

I run 46/17 on 700x23s. anything over 30mph starts to become pretty uncomfortable after a short while.
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Old 08-27-08 | 09:18 AM
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32 mph. I could probably do faster with high gearing on the track, but 32 is my in-town limit.
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Old 08-27-08 | 09:30 AM
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52kph sprinting, 40kph sustained (for up to an hour).
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Old 08-27-08 | 09:48 AM
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Typical flat cruising speed 19-23 mph

Max speed (going downhill) according to my cyclocomputer is 34.2 mph with 46/18 gearing.
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Old 08-27-08 | 11:29 AM
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I have literally no idea.

Oh, if only I had an idea, I could quit this job and make it big on my own terms...
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Old 08-27-08 | 11:42 AM
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Between 500-600 mph. But that was on a plane.
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Old 08-27-08 | 12:12 PM
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I did 88mph the day after tomorrow
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Old 08-27-08 | 12:13 PM
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34 mph riding 48/17.

fastest on my road bike was 45 i think.
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Old 08-27-08 | 05:08 PM
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42mph with a 46/16, or ~190rpm. it wasn't pretty, but i stayed up.
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Old 08-27-08 | 05:23 PM
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there are some pretty good speeds in here...

I hit 35 yesterday downhill,

but yeah I think the fastest I hit on flat was 28.

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Old 08-27-08 | 05:24 PM
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32.5 mph on a flat. 42x16. Legs spinning like an egg beater.
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Old 08-27-08 | 06:35 PM
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A guy in a car last night randomly yelled out that I was going almost 35mph.
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Old 08-27-08 | 07:16 PM
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~29 next to my buddy on his motorcycle on flat ground 44x17

I think we broke 30 while I was drafting him and he kept slowly speeding up but can't remember
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Old 08-27-08 | 07:19 PM
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i was cruisin at 20~ mph tonight with 44/16 free. i actually suprised my self because any riding i've done before that has been putting around campus at ~8 mph. i also got a set of $10 flip/chops for my effort.
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Old 08-27-08 | 08:26 PM
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I did about 43mph on my fixie. 46x16. I know, sounds insane right? You should have seen me though. I was going down this big hill and my feet were straight out in front of me and the expression on my face was that of "I'm about to die a painful death" with my poor little front brake smoking like there was no tomorrow.

true story.
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Old 08-27-08 | 08:32 PM
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Originally Posted by nelzar13
32 is the fastest documented speed,since i only run a computer when im riding on rollers in the winter.
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