Dogtrousers
Kilometre nibbler
You saying that Pidders isn't real? Say it ain't so.
How Fast do You Descend?
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You saying that Pidders isn't real? Say it ain't so.
Donger
Convoi Exceptionnel
- Location
- Quedgeley, Glos.
My mate Lennie once went down some of the straighter bits of Mont Ventoux at 60mph becuase he had been told not to brake too much or the heat of his wheel rims might cause a blow out. He was never entirely certain whether that could actually happen until it did happen to a club mate of mine some years later. (Burned his fingers too when changing the tyre, just for good measure). Forever afterwards I named that clubmate "Shotgun Rob" as all of us who witnessed it thought initially that some idiot had discharged a gun on the other side of a hedge we were resting by at the time. Personally, I once got just over 43mph on one single occasion and chickened out. Being really tall, I have a very high centre of balance and it was starting to feel extremely unsafe. I rarely exceed 30mph by much on a descent these days.
For me anything over 40mph I think is fast, I tend to do this on a quite a few rides(downhill though obvs). If I hit 50mph then that is a particularly steep hill and clear road. I'll add and in a straght line, I'm not cornering at those speeds.
It's though a bit like driving fast in a car, any idiot can do it pretty much. Doing it safely is where the skill comes in.
It's though a bit like driving fast in a car, any idiot can do it pretty much. Doing it safely is where the skill comes in.
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raleighnut
Legendary Member
- Location
- One of the 'Elite'
He probably is but the footage is Computer Generated/enhanced
Drago
Legendary Member
- Location
- Suburban Poshshire
Indeedy. Most drivers (and most cyclists, including a fair chunk of amateur racers) don't know the difference between fast driving/riding and fast risk taking.
sungod
Well-Known Member
managed 90kph in lanzarote once, absolutely terrifying in crosswind, but i was heavier then, these days 80kph quite often there, but only if the wind is light
regular early morning ride in london before the traffic, i'll still do over 50kph along the bit between chalk farm and camden town, on the tops for some aero braking and better visibility
regular early morning ride in london before the traffic, i'll still do over 50kph along the bit between chalk farm and camden town, on the tops for some aero braking and better visibility
Dogtrousers
Kilometre nibbler
Scariest bit of pro descending that springs to my mind was someone, I've forgotten who, in Milan - St Remo about 5 years ago. No, not Mohoric, before that (although that was pretty scary). There was one bend in which he was almost horizontal.
