In the Tour de France, coming down out of the Alps, they hit 70, and those ain't straight roads. They're negotiating curves.
54 on a 20 lb bike feels about like 120 on a motorcyle. I've done both. White knuckles.
DH has done well over 55 mph coming down mountain passes. 30 mph or q little more on the flat is not that remarkable for a seasoned cyclist
Me too. 54.5mph is my personal record. Now, I'll admit a lot of the cyclists in big cities are fools, been there done that, bought the t-shirt. But I have to posit those are the exception. I have been riding in Dallas for nearly 40 years, I know hundreds of people who ride a lot. We had a gal get run down on the Katy Trail a year ago. Knocked down and killed from the fall. I still wonder how fast the guy who hit her was going. That is a very congested trail.
Personally, I always do what I can to be a good citizen, I expect the peds with their iPods to turn right in front of me so I do what I can not to run over anybody. It ain't always easy but I have a pretty good record so far.
—54 on a 20 lb bike feels about like 120 on a motorcyle. I’ve done both. White knuckles.—
Same here, and you are exactly right about the knuckle thing. That speed, supported by those almost non-existent tires and rims, is a bit harrowing....
I was on the STP about 15 years ago and coming down off the Longview bridge this guy was really hauling and he “jumped” his bike to avoid a bump, and his front wheel came out of the fork. It was bad.