48.8

[Panter]

mph, a new PB down Detling hill this morning



I was about 50yards behind an artic though, does that count as drafting?

 

[dan_bo]

dunno about the drafting bit but it does count as a right buzz 8)

 

[Brock]

What's your stopping distance at that speed? I get nervous at about 35!

 

[Panter]

dunno about the drafting bit but it does count as a right buzz 8)

LOL

What's your stopping distance at that speed? I get nervous at about 35!

Hmmmmmmmm, with my fat carcasse on the bike its about 4 miles

 

[fossyant]

That's cheating !!

 

[spandex]

I bet you cant do that on the flat!



buy the way well done nice speed

 

[Twenty Inch]

You're a frickin lunatic.

Whereabouts do you live? Sittingbourne? I live in Medway.

I once broke my chain going UP Detling Hill.

 

[Fnaar]

Way to go! (gawd, I'm turning 'Mercan)
My best is 43.5, couple of years ago....

 

[Melvil]

Only 41.8 for me so I stand in awe!

 

[HLaB]

Well done its faster than I've been. BTW the fastest I've been 47.7mph down the String Road in Arran only to jet stuck behind a Suzuki (not so) Swift and miss the ferry by seconds, the next one was in 3 hours

 

[Maz]

km/h, maybe.

 

[simonali]

You wanna get yourself over to a place called Wooburn Green in Buckinghamshire. The place is in a bowl and every road into it is a big downhill. The straightest one is called Holtspur Lane and I've maxed out a few speedos going down it (usually around 65mph). Just don't think about what would happen if a car pulls out and go for it!

 

[Panter]

Thanks peeps

Just to quantify this, I weigh about the same as a small truck and its a very steep hill (for Kent) so all I have to do is hang on tight and hope for the best
If it didn't start to level out after a very short time then terminal velocity would be achievable

You're a frickin lunatic.

Whereabouts do you live? Sittingbourne? I live in Medway.

I once broke my chain going UP Detling Hill.

yup, Sittingbourne, or just outside it actually. I work in East Malling hence the commute over Detling.
I grew up in Medway, lower Gillingham to be more precise.

I always worry about the chain when I'm wheezing up it, to the extent that I bought a decent chain splitter and spare links. I just need to remember where I put them and stuff them in the saddlebag

I've maxed out a few speedos going down it (usually around 65mph).

Stuff that for a game of soldiers, I wouldn't have the cajonas for that

 

[Keith Oates]

48.8 is fast, 65 is astonishing, congrats to both of you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[twentysix by twentyfive]

I've made it to 50mph on two ocassions.

The laundry was very difficult afterwards

65+ mph? There ain't no cycling shorts I know of would withstand the consequences........