Fastest Bike Speed??? (Page 2)

The fastest I ever went was on my mountain bike downhill style on a track (or lack of it really), not a road. I got pumped up by all the kids flying around me, gave it a try and released the brakes. The clock showed 74km/h that is 45.99mph. It ended with me flying over the bike when I hit a rock, a broken wheel, and a scare since luckily I did not get hurt. Won't try that one again.

On a flat, on my own power I can not go faster than 46km/h (28.59mph), but only for a short distance. With a mountain bike that's not too surprising I guess.

LOL.  That is really funny...you over took a sherrif...in his car!  I've been pulled over by the police for rolling a stop sign, but never for speeding.

TJ

OK, I'm going to stick out my neck here and be declared a candidate for the insanity home.  I can regularly hit 50+ on my triathlon bike, and have done that in a sprint down the Kancamagus highway and also down through Crawford Notch, both in New Hampshire.  But it's got to be on the cowhorns, the handling is too freaky on the aero bars above 50 mph.

My highest speed was on the Bicycle Tour of Colorado, and it was coming down either Rabbit Ears Pass or Berthoud Pass, I've forgotten which.  I was drafting behind a tandem, hit a particularly steep pitch and pulled out to pass them.  I was too scared &%$#-less to look but at the bottom my computer read 62 mph (yeah it was accurately calibrated)!  We did several other passes on that week-long trip, and I remember a few times passing cars on the descents.  I was riding a standard road bike then, I don't think I'd feel that comfortable on my tri-bike at that speed, not with the increased seat tube angle and the more twitchy steering.

I hit 41 mph going down a bridge here in the keys.  Being 240 lbs. has it's advantages going downhill!  Gravity rocks!

My PB is 39.3mph on a bike tour a couple weeks ago.  Boy was that fun!  Didn't know how close I was to 40mph or I would have tried harder to go faster.  Park speed limit is 30mph.  I don't get to speed on my bike very often.  Hills that you can just let your bike run are rare around here.  Seems like most are too short or they end in a T intersection and a stop sign.  What is with that anyway?  LOL!

Oh and thanks for the bump.  This thread was fun to read!

Fastest on Road bike with a slight decline is 38 mph.  Never really rode any mountain roads with my road bike

On my mountain bike on pavement I hit 46.  All the trails by my work empty onto STEEP paved roads that we get to cruise down.   This one time I just pedaled as hard as I could from the top.  I hit 46 and got the feeling like I was going to die, so I layed on the brakes.  Upper 30s are fun, but over 40 I start thinking of the 100 foot long goo trail I would leave if I wrecked.

Riding with BTers from CT, I hit 46.6 and I had to feather my brakes a bit as I was catching someone quickly...it was a rush!! I can't wait to hit 50...my husband doesn't think that is such a great idea for a 44 year old Mom of 5. So now I don't  tell him my top speed.

I want to ride that hilly route again with them to see what I can do when I just go...I want to hit 50+.

My best according to my cyclometer is 62.7 mph.  (I might have gotten a peak from some electrical interferance)   That was at 6 Gaps in Georgia.  My friend and I were drafting off each other.  It's nuts when you get really close because you get sucked into his slip stream.  It you're not careful, you'll touch. 

Regularly, I'll be in the low 50's.  Never in the Aerobars.  It's actually more aerodynamic in the drops for speed like that.  Plus I like to have the brake handy.  I'm dumb..not stupid!

And to think 1.5 yrs ago, I wouldn't even think about 35!  Wow...