The number of the beast

[BigAl68]

Yesterday on a big ride down the A38 just before you get into Devon I was flying downhill until my bottle went. This was a combination of a) the road surface wasn't great and b) the lorries flying down beside me didn't give much room for error so I free wheeled the rest. Today when I checked my bike computer I see my max speed was as below... No wonder my bottle went

 

[classic33]

Mph or Kph

 

[BigAl68]

Only kph. It's not that hilly on the A38

 

[Shut Up Legs]

I didn't think the Devil used metric: isn't he a bit old-fashioned?

 

[vernon]

I've beaten that speed by 10km/hr on a fully laden tourer. Never again though.

 

[smokeysmoo]

[QUOTE 3265732, member: 45"]Where'd you get that stem cap? I want one![/QUOTE]
LINKY

Or an import option HERE

Or, the cap off a bottle of SPITFIRE bitter as noted HERE but attached via one of THESE instead of the silicone suggested by the OP off that thread!

 

[BigAl68]

I didn't think the Devil used metric: isn't he a bit old-fashioned?

I believe he is French

 

[BigAl68]

LINKY

No that's not a KAPZ one. I got it off a guy who raced and it's allegedly by the same guy who did old wiggos ones. I don't care as I love it even though I have somehow nicked the blue. It's lovely though

 

[BigAl68]

I've beaten that speed by 10km/hr on a fully laden tourer. Never again though.

My bottle went half way down as the road bent to the right and the lorries seemed to not follow the same line as me. But on a fully loaded tourer that sounds like new shorts time.

 

[ufkacbln]

I didn't think the Devil used metric: isn't he a bit old-fashioned?

Some would say that the Metric system is the work of the Devil

 

[Saluki]

Awesome top speed but hate to rain on your parade as the number of the beast is 616 not 666.

 

[stephec]

Awesome top speed but hate to rain on your parade as the number of the beast is 616 not 666.

Are you arguing with Eddie?

 

[byegad]

That's just less than 42mph. Not particularly fast. Was the road bumpy?

I've touched 50mph=80kph a few odd times and often top 40mph on quite a few local hills.

 

[BigAl68]

It wasn't the speed so much as the number on the computer that gave me a giggle @byegad . I could have stayed low and kept pedaling but they have been resurfacing with the top dressing as seems the norm and it's a horrible A road with big lorries so I sat up a bit and stopped pedalling

 

[BigAl68]

I will now try and get 61.6 MPH on the computer as that will be the real number of the beast, thanks @Saluki and post it if I don't crash doing it. There is a lovely couple of huge hills in Bath that I think you could get up to that speed first thing on a Sunday morning when most people are still in bed.