coker speed

I'm waiting on my coker too, do you often pass bikers? I'd love to see
the looks on their faces. I bet Hardcorecokerrider passes peeps all the
time

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I passed a biker going uphill, into a headwind. It was hard work, but so
worth it. I'd say on my relatively small amount of experience on a
coker, flat speed is about 10-12 MPH average. Uphill depends on how
steep you are talking. The uphills I've ridden slow it down a bit, but
not a whole lot. I am riding on 152 mm cranks, and it's not too bad, but
after a while more riding and building up of muscles, I might change out
to 127s or 140s. Downhill goes a little faster, maybe 15 MPH. It's fun,
just don't UPD!

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People have their own comfort zones and top speeds. My comfort zone is
the lowest in the group in which I ride and is about 9 mph. I have to
start to work at 10 mph. Bruce Dawson probably rides in the comfort zone
of 12 to 13 mph and John Childs at around 11 mph. Everyone else in our
group likes to ride (cruise) at about 10 mph. A ten percent increase in
average speed takes quite a bit of energy.

My top measured speed on a Coker is 16 mph. I think both JC and Bruce
have gone faster than that and I'm pretty sure Irene Genelin has gone
faster than that. Riding faster than you can run out of a UPD from a
Coker is scary business.

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I read that somewhere here that the highest acheived speed on a coker
was 30 MPH! I might have to see it to believe it on that one.

-Lee

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harper said:

*I daily ride 5.5 miles to and from work, or 11 miles round trip.
Frequently I go that 5.5 mile distance without getting out of the
saddle. That's about the limit for me before a crotch rest is
required. *

What kind of saddle do you use? Air? KH? (gasp)Viscount?

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leeman180 said:

*I read that somewhere here that the highest acheived speed on a coker
was 30 MPH! I might have to see it to believe it on that one.

-Lee *

Wherever, whenever, and however fast that unofficial speed record was, I
can assure you it was set by Christian Hoverath. It was probably on a
long downhill trying to catch a bicyclist on the Ride across Europe.
Several people saw him do it but I think that there are only estimates
of the speed. Do a search and you may find renditions of the story by
Christian and the other participants of the ride.

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I pass bikers all the time.🙂 And when I ride my coker with my family
and they ride bikes, they have to work to keep up with me. But I find
it easier to ride fast on a flat than down hill. I feel less controled
going down hill. My coker has 125's, I've been thinking about trying
some 89's I have, that would be crazy!

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loosejello said:

*What kind of saddle do you use? Air? KH? (gasp)Viscount? *

I have an airseat conversion. Mine is one of the Gemcrest vinyl covers
with a dogbone sock that holds a folded, 20" tube. No foam in mine. I
made bolt plates for the carriage bolts so they wouldn't have to anchor
into the plastic of the Miyata seat frame. I have ridden the 5 miles on
a Viscount saddle while wearing jeans before I got the airseat.

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harper said:

*I have ridden the 5 miles on a Viscount saddle while wearing jeans
before I got the airseat. *

So now you dont need pants?

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forrestunifreak said:

*So now you dont need pants? *

Pants are for sissies. I ride naked and I covered the Gemcrest with 80
grit sandpaper.

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harper said:

*Pants are for sissies. I ride naked and I covered the Gemcrest with
80 grit sandpaper. *

The extra fine stuff, huh?😕 :eek: 😄

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harper said:

*Pants are for sissies. I ride naked and I covered the Gemcrest with
80 grit sandpaper. *

Will there be a new photo soon?

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Speed.
I average between 14.8 and 15.1 on my evening little rides with my bike
friend. He I guess could cruise faster as he is faster down hills than
me and he is learning to ride faster up hills as he is slower. It is
only 10 miles (I do a 2 mile warm up first).

Offroad I can do when racing in something like the Redbull, 10mph, but
that is racing and it leaves me absolutely shattered.

Top speed on most road rides is normally upper 19's, but about 17 when
off road.

Christian is very fast and also a good consistant rider. He makes a
good riding partner. :-)

Roger

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Average speed on the European Tour, for the riding day, was 6 mph. I
think that included breaks.

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U-Turn said:

*Average speed on the European Tour, for the riding day, was 6 mph. I
think that included breaks. *

I think all of our Seattle area rides average 6 mph breaks included.
This would be reasonable for crotch breaks for all riders. We usually go
until someone has to get off, not from being tired, but from restricted
blood flow.

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harper said:

*Pants are for sissies. I ride naked and I covered the Gemcrest with
80 grit sandpaper. *

Jack Hughes doesn't need no pants. See 'Jack's Addiction'
(http://www.thedan.com/shorts.htm) for proof.

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Quoted message said:

RAIN is an annual ride across the State of Indiana sponsored by the
Bloomington Bicycle Club. Its 159 mile length runs mostly on the
Historic National Route 40, an older divided four-lane road with light
traffic. It has gentle rolling hills. You should be able to average at
least 12 to 14 mph for over 11 hours.
'http://www.bloomington.in.us/~bbc/tours/rain/rain.html#desc'
(http://tinyurl.com/aevz7) ]RAIN[/URL]

This is my goal once U-Turn gets me rolling?

Is this doable?

Or should I just fugituhbahtit!

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munipsycho said:

*Its 159 mile length runs mostly on the Historic National Route 40*

For all you trivia fans, Rockville Hills Park, the 2003 CA MUni Weekend
Friday riding location, is also located on Historic Route 40. Yes, it's
the same road!

I don't know how fast I go on my Coker. I have to get a computer hooked
up on there to see my average speeds to and from work. I do the 8.2
miles in around 38 minutes, but that includes all stops for lights or
whatever.

As Harper said, different people are comfortable at different speeds.
Crank length is also a factor in this. It's easier to go fast on shorter
cranks, as long as your route isn't too hilly.

You will not pass lots of bikes. Though the Coker's wheel is big, it's
still equivalent to a fairly low gear on a road bike. The top speed I've
done is probably around 20. Anything over running speed is a risk I'm no
longer interested in taking. I was once clocked at 22-23 mph on my 45"
wheel (6.5" cranks).

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munipsycho said:

*http://tinyurl.com/a3elw

This is my goal once U-Turn gets me rolling?

Is this doable?

Or should I just fugituhbahtit! *

Do it, maybe I'll join in. I'll have to see the timing though, I need
to schedule time off way in advance.

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