How fast have you cycled?

[Accy cyclist]

I was skipping through some cycling stuff on the web and i saw this.

View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0tFpNsZXWgc&feature=related
He's doing 100kph which(they say)is 62mph. The fastest i've decended at is a modest 48mph and i don't mind admitting that i was wacking it! I knew the road well and there were no new hazards to be seen on the way up the hill but as you know, you never know what might appear in front of you as you speed down hill.

 

[raindog]

He's doing 100kph which(they say)is 100mph.

eh? 100kph is 62mph

 

[Rykard]

51.2 mph down hill when i was a youngster, couldn't do it now as the descent in to the village now has speed bumps..

 

[mr_hippo]

There is a nice series of three escarpments on the Riyadh-Taif Highway. Top speed on the last escarpment was 112.5kph.

 

[the_mikey]

My fastest speed recently was 39mph, would've been quicker but I was wearing a baggy rain jacket at the time.

 

[fossala]

I do around 45mph most days on 2 decents. They don't bother me anymore, need to go faster.

 

[AndyRM]

66.6 kph.

I don't want to go any quicker, because that's awesome.

 

[Kiwiavenger]

44.9 MPH so far, (ish) can hit that on my main descent going home but with worn pads (should be replaced this week) i start braking quite early for the left -righ-left that comes in 2/3 rds of the way down!

 

[Matthew_T]

41.5mph on this hill: http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/Rhuallt-hill
It isnt too steep but it is nice and straight. From 650ft to <200ft within 2 miles.

However, there is another hill near me which I came across the other day and I am sure that I could go faster than that. The first and only time I have been down it I hit 39.4mph. But I was concentrating a bit on a 4x4 who I was proud of being patient behind me for the whole distance.

 

[Rickshaw Phil]

41.7mph for me down Cothercott Hill on the Raleigh currently shown in my avatar picture (as I've mentioned on 3 other threads before, so apologies for repeating myself).

It's a pretty steep hill so I could probably go faster but I think I shall play it safe and be content with that.

 

[Davidc]

We had a thread on this about 2 weeks ago (here).

 

[endoman]

50.1 mph earlier this week, starting to feel comfy up to about 40 mph now,

 

[Linford]

42mph. There is a big blind bend half way down and the road itself is not brilliant on skinny tyres.

 

[Mushroomgodmat]

about 40mph, and that was scary enough.

 

[Andrew_Culture]

66.6 kph.

I don't want to go any quicker, because that's awesome.

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