What is the fastest speed you have cycled ??

[Dave7]

Just looking at a response from my post re' the Lake District (someone reached over 40 mph down Wrynose Pass)......it reminded me of when I cycled the Horseshoe Pass (North Wales) when I was 16 years old (52 years ago........NO FEAR at that age). My mate had a 'gizmo' for speed & distance that showed up to 40 mph and the needle was way over the top !!
Nowadays......as soon as I reach 25 mph the brakes go on as I see danger now (potholes etc.) that somehow never existed back then .
Got me wondering.............what crazy speeds have others reached and lived to tell the tale

 

[Pumpkin the robot]

52mph down a short hill in Truro. It was part of my commute home and I loved seeing how fast I could go down it every night.

 

[Drago]

119 MPH.

 

[TissoT]

44 mph running on a 54/12 gear at the Manchester velo.

 

[Cold]

62mph down Birdlip Hill in Gloucester.

 

[HLaB]

This thread comes up from time to time and is always fun. My fastest is still 47.6mph down the String Road on Arran; and if I could do that, I bet good descenders could easily do 60mph+ there :-)

 

[Spoked Wheels]

12 mph and with tailwind

 

[Hip Priest]

40mph. It was on a long shallow descent, which allowed me to build the speed up steadily. On steep descents I tend to panic and hit the brakes.

 

[slowmotion]

34 mph down Broomfield Hill in Richmond Park. The road surface isn't that great and there are bends. I was utterly terrified.

 

[Mrs M]

32 mph going through the underpass into the village, the speed camera thingy gave me the speed and told me to slow down.
Approach is downhill but speed camera is on uphill stretch.
Felt great, not had that buzz since my horse galloping days .

 

[Eribiste]

I managed 48mph down Little Malvern Priory bank a couple of weeks ago, which I suppose makes me older, but no wiser.

 

[rb58]

35.53mph. On 67" fixed gear.

 

[screenman]

54mph, whilst be overtaken by Geoff Platts, that was in Lincolnshire which is not all flat.

 

[addictfreak]

53 MPH, going down Kilhope Cross in Weadale

 

[psmiffy]

74kph - fully loaded down a long very steep straightish bit coming off a big hill in Greece - was about a metre inside the white line and was overtaken by a petrol tanker