5 sec Poll: Fastest speed ever achieved on bike

Mine is 74 km/h,

Just curious

Mark
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55 mph…Reeds Gap, Wintergreen, Virginia
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65mph down Hogpen gap Ga
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This was already asked… anyway:

79 km/h coming down from Cul de Estrela 1990mts ( POR )

Close to 90K/hr. Close to not returning…

64 mph down Peter’s Mountain near Harrisburg PA. At the base of the descent, I was pulled over by a state trooper who lectured me about the dangers of riding at high speeds on a bicycle. He probably was right.

88kmh (54 mph) through the “Montanos Del Fuego” in Lanzarote with a tailwind.

Doesn’t compare with John Howard’s 152.2 mph though …

http://www.canosoarus.com/08LSRbicycle/Bicycle%20Images/152%20in%20tow.JPG

85 kph coming off Mt. Ventoux. i was scared. it was very fast.

I think around 77-78 kph on a big hill (about 8k) near where my coach lives. There are almost no turns and you don’t need to break for the entire downhill. It’s also pretty deserted so there are barely any cars. My friend reached 90 kph there, but he was leaning so forward over his handlebars (tdf style) I thought he was gonna flip over.

About 74 kph. That’s when I got the speed wobble. It was scarey.

52 mph at Lake Placid this summer. I nearly creamed my De Sotos.

55 mph several times. 2222 (Bul Creek) Hill in Austin, TX. Back roads near Loch Raven reservoir in Baltimore, Maryland.

When I hit 55 down 2222 I was passed by a friend who said he broke 60mph. Not for me though 55 was plenty fast.

JW

When I hit 74 km/hour, it was during the Coburg race this year. It was an out an back course, and it was during the “out” that I hit that speed. All I could think of while going down the hill, was, “F^$%#$@&, I have to climb back up this thing”

Mark

About 80 km/h coming down Cypress Mountain Road, Vancouver, BC
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That guy is drafting off that car, big time. He should be disqualified. :slight_smile:

44 mph coming down a hwy overpass. It’s rediculously flat in Houston so that’s what we use for hills here. I can hammer in the flats and into the wind though.

92kph - on one of the descents on the Worlds course this year in Madeira - it was an out and back course and this was on the way out - as noted by another poster above, my reaction, aside from woo-hoo (I’ve always been a speed freak) was “holy sh*t, I’m going to have to climb this mother”.

mp

Drafting was not the only violation that day…I believe he was towed to a certain speed and then the quick release was released. This is from memory (see my nick name) so I could be wrong.

On a different note, today I managed 160 rpm on the trainer (held it for 20 seconds). Easiest gear and level 2/6 on resistence (TacX Swing Trainer). Highest I’ve ever manged was 172 but it was for like 1 second.

95 km/h down the backside of Richter’s Pass at IMC this year. Caught up to a pack that was spread out across almost the entire lane and passed the outside rider just inside the center line…yikes!! Not sure if my knees hurt the next day from the run or clamping down on my top tube while descending.