I am DONE with going fast down hills!

[Cyclopathic]

I definitely do not have the courage for going downhill that I did as a younger man. Another factor is that the centre of gravity of me and the bike combined has rissen somewhat which can only be a bad thing as far as handling goes. Much over 20/25 mph has me squeezing the brakes now.

 

[middleagecyclist]

The other day we were up to around 40mph coming down the Trough of Bowland when I stopped to retrieve someone elses dropped bidon. I had to put a spurt on after that to catch up and was over 60mph for much of the rest of the descent, even touching 62.3mph at one point. There was a bit of tailwind to help though. It was great! Unfortunately the bullet cam battery died defore this point so I have no actual evidence to support this assertion.

 

[Edwardoka]

That's okay Ed... the irony of it is that I walked away from that tumble with minor cuts and bruises (though the bike was less fortunate) only to end up with six stitches in my chin after falling off on the (admittedly icy) flat at 2mph six months later!

Right there's the difference between using a concrete path to stop a fall and using yourself as a braking surface on a nice soft verge

 

[Hip Priest]

Best i have done is 52.6mph, according to Strava, down a local country hill That was done on a cheap mountain bike, done in winter in the dark with card coming the other way, was totally bricking it and shouldn't of been going that fast.

The hill is fairly easy to get a good speed on especially if you are drafting a car.

I wouldn't trust the top speeds on Strava to be honest. I've done 60mph more than once on Strava, and I know for a fact I've never been above 40.

 

[Hip Priest]

The other day we were up to around 40mph coming down the Trough of Bowland when I stopped to retrieve someone elses dropped bidon. I had to put a spurt on after that to catch up and was over 60mph for much of the rest of the descent, even touching 62.3mph at one point. There was a bit of tailwind to help though. It was great! Unfortunately the bullet cam battery died defore this point so I have no actual evidence to support this assertion.

Chapeau! If I went 62.3mph I'd be staggering round afterwards like I'd just got back from 'nam.

 

[middleagecyclist]

Chapeau! If I went 62.3mph I'd be staggering round afterwards like I'd just got back from 'nam.

I knew it was 62.3mph coz that's what the police officer said he clocked me doing after he'd pulled me. He was out to get speeding motorcyclists and thought i was one at first as i was running my B&M Luxos dynolight. He couldn't quite believe it!

 

[ColinJ]

Chapeau! If I went 62.3mph I'd be staggering round afterwards like I'd just got back from 'nam.

Hmm ... I wasn't hanging about on that descent on Saturday and I maxed out at 43 mph. Maybe it could have been pushed to 50 mph with a little less caution, but 62.3 mph is either imaginary or crazy! (The road was wet in places, had bends, gravel, and some oncoming traffic, together with the risk of wandering sheep from unfenced moorland.)

 

[middleagecyclist]

Hmm ... I wasn't hanging about on that descent on Saturday and I maxed out at 43 mph. Maybe it could have been pushed to 50 mph with a little less caution, but 62.3 mph is either imaginary or crazy! (The road was wet in places, had bends, gravel, and some oncoming traffic, together with the risk of wandering sheep from unfenced moorland.)

You were taking it steady at the back though Colin. Us fast guys were in Glasson Dock by then

 

[nickyboy]

I knew it was 62.3mph coz that's what the police officer said he clocked me doing after he'd pulled me. He was out to get speeding motorcyclists and thought i was one at first as i was running my B&M Luxos dynolight. He couldn't quite believe it!

I can vouch for this speed, I was right behind him......again

 

[Hip Priest]

Hmm ... I wasn't hanging about on that descent on Saturday and I maxed out at 43 mph. Maybe it could have been pushed to 50 mph with a little less caution, but 62.3 mph is either imaginary or crazy! (The road was wet in places, had bends, gravel, and some oncoming traffic, together with the risk of wandering sheep from unfenced moorland.)

Ha! I think I've fallen for a bit of leg-pulling here.

 

[middleagecyclist]

 

[PlymSlimCyclist]

I can regularly hit 40 along one of the main roads in Plym (all flat, from a stop too), it's a great feeling to look at the speedo and realise your legs are causing that number.

Then I have to monitor the lights fast approaching.
Had a guy pull alongside me to shout I was doing 30mph on my old dual suspension apollo, and that was an even better buzz to know that than my small 40 accomplishment.

 

[uclown2002]

I can regularly hit 40 along one of the main roads in Plym (all flat, from a stop too), it's a great feeling to look at the speedo and realise your legs are causing that number.

Then I have to monitor the lights fast approaching.
Had a guy pull alongside me to shout I was doing 30mph on my old dual suspension apollo, and that was an even better buzz to know that than my small 40 accomplishment.

40 mph on the flat?
You should turn pro!

 

[User16625]

I knew it was 62.3mph coz that's what the police officer said he clocked me doing after he'd pulled me. He was out to get speeding motorcyclists and thought i was one at first as i was running my B&M Luxos dynolight. He couldn't quite believe it!

THE **** *** ****IN ***** DIRTY **** ************ **** cop!

 

[Hip Priest]

40 mph on the flat?
You should turn pro!

Two magnets.