swee'pea99
Squire
According to Stephen Fry on a QI I just watched, he can do 27 MPH, for short stretches. I'm gobsmacked anyone can run that fast.
Do you ride faster than Usain Bolt runs?
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MrJamie
Oaf on a Bike
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Footspeed#Limits_of_Speed Some info there about his peak speed.
Archie_tect
De Skieven Architek... aka Penfold + Horace
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I can cycle fast enough to keep up with proper marathon runners!
MacB
Lover of things that come in 3's
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- Farnborough, Hampshire
Wouldn't a better comparison be Usain Bolt v Mark Cavendish?
I wonder what it would be like from a standing start over 100m?
I wonder what it would be like from a standing start over 100m?
Sittingduck
Legendary Member
- Location
- Somewhere flat
My money'd be on Bolt, over that distance!
MacB
Lover of things that come in 3's
- Location
- Farnborough, Hampshire
that would be my guess, not enough wind up time for Cav
Beebo
Firm and Fruity
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- Hexleybeef
The nearest comparison in track cycling would be a 500m standing start time trial, which is a women only event, they take about 35 secs. But that's with a fixed gear, and the first lap is considerably slower than the second.
Even with gears to get the bike rolling I would doubt any cyclist could beat Bolt over 100m.
Even with gears to get the bike rolling I would doubt any cyclist could beat Bolt over 100m.
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swee'pea99
Squire
I've been doing circuits round Richmond Park lately, where there's a 20 MPH limit. I think cars keep to it, more or less. Which means when they overtake me, I'm probably doing 18, 19, something like that. It feels pretty fast to me. The idea that at that speed Usain Bolt could speed past me, on foot, is just jaw-dropping.
