Just seen 85 mph!

[rickangus]

Using a pressure washer to blast the mud out of semi-knobbly tyres on my wife's hybrid. By lifting the wheel off the ground the water accelerated the wheel to an indicated 85 mph

Bearings were humming a bit - kept the water jet well away from them and the gears - but it was surprisingly stable.

My tyres, being a smoother tread, wouldn't pull more than about 65 mph

 

[on the road]

That's nothing, I've even done 99 mph while standing still

 

[fossyant]

PS don't stick your fingers anywhere near the spokes !

 

[byegad]

I regularly see around 109mph on a regular run on my QNT recumbent trike. As I normally top out just over 30mph and have never been over 48mph elsewhere there must be some outside source triggering my wireless computer on the regular run.

 

[Rhythm Thief]

Don't jetwash your bikes - the water finds its way into the bearings and the next thing you know, you're buying new wheels, headsets and bottom brackets all the time.