recumbent trike speed

[markg0vbr]

add ice into the mix or wet roads and you can drift on nice bold tyres, but you need to carry a bag of sand to throw under the back on the up hills or you end up doing the cave man drag.

 

[Arch]

My top speed so far is 40mph. On the right road, I'd let it go faster - it would have to be smooth, wide, only gentle bends, if at all, long sightline and runout at the bottom.

The hill I did 40 on, I think that's the limit, as it's a bit narrow with gravel down the middle and a couple of bends.

From what I remember of the climb up to the Hole of Horcum on the Whitby night ride, I'd like to do that the other way, in the light.

 

[lee morris]

thats it im obsest with hitting max speed theres a nicelong hill smooth no bendsand good run off, about 2 hours ride away ,my mission this morning to hit it hard , problem is i need to ride up it frist lol, ill post recorded speed later lol or when i return from hospital haha

 

[Arch]

thats it im obsest with hitting max speed theres a nicelong hill smooth no bendsand good run off, about 2 hours ride away ,my mission this morning to hit it hard , problem is i need to ride up it frist lol, ill post recorded speed later lol or when i return from hospital haha

My best was on a hill down to Burnby. To get there, I had to go up Nunburnholme Hill, which is a right sod. I wanted to do it to check I'd actually make it up, as it was part of a sportive I was going to do. So I crawled up, and then found this route back down, so I went round and DID IT ALL AGAIN! It was on the second descent that I hit 40.

I also went deaf - one minute, I was listening to music, the next I wasn't. My earphones flew out of my ears due to the wind, and flapped about behind my head. I didn't take a hand off the bars to sort them out....

 

[Arch]

On our first recumbent trip to France, we crawled up a mile or more long hill out of a town on one day. Long, just the right sort of gradient, shallow bends.

On the second trip, 2 years later, Al had arranged the route so that we would come back down that road, on the homeward leg. We dreamed of it all trip. On the day itself, we we salivating.

Bloody French had put speed humps on it!

 

[n-ick]

62mph,descending into Dover. Sat nav recorded speed. My hat flew off somewhere, it's got to be done!

 

[lee morris]

well nick illd be happy with 45mph i think

i did a rather winedy downhill yesterday at 34mph and that felt fast, lol still waiting to hit a good straight befor i let it go

 

[lee morris]

thought i would start posting some clips, this ones a small but favourite hill near me 31mph love it

View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YAfC0bzR2Ig

 

[Arch]

40 again yesterday, on a cracking hill down into Pocklington. I reckon with a bit of help at the top, I might get more... (Yesterday, I just freewheeled. Although my highest gear isn't high, so I'd be spinning out soon, but might get just a touch more momentum going.)

My eyes watered a bit.

 

[neil earley]

think you are a andralin junky lol , cant believe the speed you got up to !!

40 again yesterday, on a cracking hill down into Pocklington. I reckon with a bit of help at the top, I might get more... (Yesterday, I just freewheeled. Although my highest gear isn't high, so I'd be spinning out soon, but might get just a touch more momentum going.)

My eyes watered a bit.

 

[Tigerbiten]

think you are a andralin junky lol , cant believe the speed you got up to !!

40 mph is easy.
I can top it all the time on a local 9% hill, if I have no head wind.

 

[Hedgehoguk]

I have done 60 mph in a 30 zone. I did wonder why cars where not going past me anymore a glance at the computer answered the question as I passed a speed trap.

The nice police man could not believe his eyes and did not get off his seat fast enough.

 

[Arch]

40 mph is easy.
I can top it all the time on a local 9% hill, if I have no head wind.

What did you do down Blue Bank again?

It's a testament to a trike's stability that I'm thinking I could improve on 40. I chicken out on two wheels at about 27.

Oh for the perfect road. Long, long, long, straight downhill, perfect sightline, not too steep, but steep enough, smooth surface, no side roads or gateways, with a long run off up a gentle gradient.

 

[sunnyjim]

What did you do down Blue Bank again?

It's a testament to a trike's stability that I'm thinking I could improve on 40. I chicken out on two wheels at about 27.

Oh for the perfect road. Long, long, long, straight downhill, perfect sightline, not too steep, but steep enough, smooth surface, no side roads or gateways, with a long run off up a gentle gradient.

...And a cable car to take you & the trike back to the top, a few nice little bars & resaurants halfway down the slope.. Downhill trike-ing holidays could catch on

 

[byegad]

I had the Kettwiesel up to 41mph on one of the Bike Right Runs over the weekend. Sadly another, slower, rider was on the line I needed for the next corner so I had to brake. Had it been clear I think I'd have seen 45mph.
As the trike hasn't a speedo and the reading was from my Sat Nav, only used when I'm on unfamiliar roads, it will be a long time before I get another opportunity to 'clock' a high speed.
I'm pretty sure 50mph+ is possible on the right road.