What's the fastest you've been on a fix?

[HLaB]

I've not broke the 30mph barrier yet, Garmin TC has me at 29.7mph (138rpm); I need to find a bigger hill and have the courage to push harder . How fast have you been on fixed ?

 

[Ian H]

43mph here.

 

[palinurus]

Not very fast. My legs won't go faster than 150 rpm and I don't have the guts to do the leg lifting trick.

 

[User19783]

36mph, at 170rpm,thats fast enough for me,
I came off last year at 35 mph, downhill, when the chain wrapped itself around the wheel,not much fun, now I start pulling on the brakes at 150rpm.
43mph wow Ian

 

[Dave Davenport]

37mph on a 77" gear, about 163 rpm but I'm not confident or comfortable above about 33mph unless it's a nice smooth, straight bit of road.
I think age comes into it quite a bit, one guy I ride with who's mid twenties manages the same speeds downhill on a 70" gear without a problem.

 

[Ian H]

36mph, at 170rpm,thats fast enough for me,

43mph wow Ian

I know. It frightened me and it hurt. Also it was more than a few years ago. Not sure I could reach that cadence now (I was on 43x17). Still, I can boast about it.

 

[GrasB]

My summer riding gear is normally 49:15 on a 25c rear tyre that's 87" or so. Down hill I get into the low to mid 40s, that's around 170rpm. However, on the flat I've hit & held 38mph @ 147 rpm for 5 or 6 seconds.

 

[Rohloff_Brompton_Rider]

Is more of a "what's the fastest spinning you've done?" As gearing is the thing that changes....mines 176 rpm when out on a ride with pennine_paul.

 

[GrasB]

Is more of a "what's the fastest spinning you've done?" As gearing is the thing that changes....mines 176 rpm when out on a ride with pennine_paul.

Somewhere a few rpm north of 210rpm, power at that point was basically only just over coming the rolling resistance of the tyre. Only to be tried on rollers with the resistance magnets disengaged.

 

[Star Strider]

36-37 mph on a 43x15 which is around 75".

 

[Norry1]

34.8mph - don't know the cadence as I didn't have a cadence sensor on, and I haven't calculated it from gear ratio.

I once did a charity challenge on a gym exercise bike to do the most distance in half an hour. The mile counter made no allowance for gearing, so you had to get in the easiest gear and spin like a loony. I got to just over 180rpm but nearly exploded by the end.

 

[fossyant]

140-150 rpm or 33-34 on 77". Thats main roads though, so much faster is a bit dicey with road surfaces. Faster than that I need a fire extinguisher.

 

[4F]

35 (48 x 16) is my top before my knees felt like they were going to explode . Now I will hit 31 - 32 on my daily commute and that is fast enough thanks.

 

[edindave]

I've not broke the 30mph barrier yet, Garmin TC has me at 29.7mph (138rpm); I need to find a bigger hill and have the courage to push harder . How fast have you been on fixed ?

I'm sure you can beat that easily. Just unclip

 

[ufkacbln]

I thought this was a thread about doping and chemical enhancement of performance