Just curious about other cyclists speeds!

[Edwardoka]

We have slight inclines round these parts.

The Col du Motorway Flyover?

 

[OldShep]

Maybe that top speed is when he’s on the train

 

[classic33]

The Col du Motorway Flyover?

Local one goes under, with the incline on the other side.

 

[Deleted member 26715]

On one of the hills we have (or it would be called a mountain if it was in Yorkshire)?

I think you have that the wrong way around, has your butler been spiking your lemonade again?

 

[Sheffield_Tiger]

My average is rubbish but I once did 58mph whilst overtaking a Wallace Arnold coach, on a Raleigh Mustang (the old fashioned one, not the "gravel bike")

 

[snorri]

I overtook a cyclist today, first time in months that has happened, unfortunately I didn't note my speedo reading at the time.
It's also a long time since any cyclist has overtaken me, but that's more due to the low levels of cycle traffic rather than my sparkling performance on a bike.

 

[SkipdiverJohn]

but I once did 58mph whilst overtaking a Wallace Arnold coach, on a Raleigh Mustang (the old fashioned one, not the "gravel bike")

F-f-f-flipping hell (or words to that effect) I can believe all the weight in those steel wheels would have given you a bit of extra momentum, but I wouldn't want to have to try to stop from that speed, unless I had a spare pair of trousers to change into. Those Mustangs are tough as old boots but they are heavy enough to have their own gravitational field!

 

[Drago]

I once overtook the Millenium Falcon, flipped the bird to Han Solo, and then shifted on to the big ring and buggered off and left him. Ended up doing the Kessel run in 2 parsecs. Uphill too.

 

[Vantage]

I was asked to test the Titanics torsional rigidity before she set sail.
Towed her up Cragg Vale with flat tyres at 500mph while supping a Guinness.
I wasn't even breaking a sweat.

 

[Dirk]

I once cycled to work so fast that I met myself coming back.

 

[Vantage]

I once cycled to work so fast that I met myself coming back.

Almost crying with laughter at that

 

[Drago]

Well, I once cycled so fast I went back in time. By the time I stopped pedalling it was the early 1800s. I claimed I'd invented the bicycle, patented it, made a fortune, had myself cryogenically frozen, and was then defrosted in the present day.

And I still got my fags before the shop closed.

 

[Illaveago]

My average speed is a tad above stationary .

 

[bbvelo]

My average race speed is 22-24mph on a flat circuit. On regular rides it's around 16-20 mph. I went down a hill in Scotland at 40mph I think - that's the fastest I've gone.

 

[Illaveago]

My top speed is so slow that some other cyclists have leant their cycles against me whilst they've had their picnic !