Record speed!

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I get bored if I'm doing less than as fast as I can go. Of course, I do

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without hacking through one-way streets the wrong way, on pavements and

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like. As and when I fall off at this speed, I may get 'the fear', but

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yet .... Still coming off at 20 is as dangerous as any faster speed IMO.

And thats why i get scared - coming off has gotta hurt!

Hehe, but falling off *stationary* also hurts :-) (damn clipless pedals!)

Thomas.

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Dont u guys get scared - i do and im prolly only doin 20!

Maybe I am just getting old, but I am inclined to start thinking things

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"What if my forks broke and I went head first into the road at 40mph"

Mind you, I am a woosy female!!! No doubt all you guys on here are

fearless (:

Hehe, my only advice is to fall off more often. The more mistakes you make, deliberate or not, the
greater your knowledge is of what the "limit" is all about.

Thomas, sage.

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Sadly I didn't sustain in for long, I just about touched 30mph. 20-25mph

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sustainable on the flat on a still day. My mountain bike does has a

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large ring and an 11 tooth cog on the cassette which certainly helps compared to 42x12 that can be
found as top gears on some mountain bikes.

And of course, I guess the accuracy of one's speedo. makes a differance

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I think that the chart that came with my speedo. was a bit out, since

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a roll out test when getting new tyres my average speeds have dropped a

bit.

Hehe, it's fun going fast.

Recently, I've been attempting to get my cadence up somewhat, so spend a lot of time on the second
chainwell.

So far, my record is 25mph, second chainwheel on front, gear four on the back.

Admittedly, that's on a scummy cheapo mountain bike on the flat in West London. Shall definately
have to try and find somewhere not too far out of range to *really* have a try at it. Or die trying.

Thomas.

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Nope, I've hit 70kmh off road. Of course, by that point you're no longer pedalling and you're
dependent on gravity. It's therefore a case of finding the right hill. And having the balls to
keep off the brakes 🙂

Yeah, I've hit 60km/h or so off-road before and it was quite fast enough, thank you. It ended up
real brown trousers material. What'd Holly say on 'Red Dwarf'? Navigating above lightspeed is
difficult because by the time you see an obstacle you've already gone past it...
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Yeah, I've hit 60km/h or so off-road before and it was quite fast enough, thank you. It ended up
real brown trousers material. What'd Holly say on 'Red Dwarf'? Navigating above lightspeed is
difficult because by the time you see an obstacle you've already gone past it...
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Dont tell me, you would see you had fallen off before you actually had!

Future Echos..... now thats scary - especially if it was a nasty fall with broken bones et al!

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I had a front wheel fold on my road bike once when I was doing a bit over 20mph. The thing I was
most upset about was tearing my favourite tee

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That was 21 years ago, I still have the bike but I must admit I've never felt like going fast on
it. I do on my mountain bike and can't wait to see how fast I can go on my windcheetah when it
arrives. :-)
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arrive soon).

I had the front wheel on my MTB fold recently, I was doing about 10mph, and just stood up on the
pedals for some more speed. The track was flat and long. Next thing I know is my wife telling me not
to move. This was when I came round again. Really pleased I was wearing my helmet (which got
punctured).

3 days before I was screaming down a road at 45 mph. If it had gone then, who knows.....

I'm now a little nervous at speed, but slowly getting over it.

Peter.

Dave Larrington said:

Maureen said:

No doubt all you guys on here are fearless

I used to be, but advancing years bringeth both a keener sense of ones own mortality #and# more
visits from the P+nct+r+ Fairy. Anything over 40 is unusual these days. I think I need a trike.

I'm over 40 these days. I think I need a trike too.

Tim In space no one can eat ice cream

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20mph. The thing I was most upset about was tearing my favourite tee

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That was 21 years ago, I still have the bike but I must admit I've never felt like going fast on
it. I do on my mountain bike and can't wait to

see

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how fast I can go on my windcheetah when it arrives. :-)
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I had the front wheel on my MTB fold recently, I was doing about 10mph,

and

The front wheel folds? Like tacos unexpectedly??? Please explain.

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I had the front wheel on my MTB fold recently, I was doing about 10mph,

and

The front wheel folds? Like tacos unexpectedly??? Please explain.

I didn't know Montague was making wheelsets.

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I had a front wheel fold on my road bike once when I was doing a bit

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20mph. The thing I was most upset about was tearing my favourite tee

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That was 21 years ago, I still have the bike but I must admit I've

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felt like going fast on it. I do on my mountain bike and can't wait to

see

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how fast I can go on my windcheetah when it arrives. :-)
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soon).

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I had the front wheel on my MTB fold recently, I was doing about 10mph,

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The front wheel folds? Like tacos unexpectedly??? Please explain.

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All I can think is that it was a faulty wheel. The bike was less than a month old, and hadn't been
jumped/dropped etc.

When I picked the bike up, the front wheel was badly buckled, and there was nothing I could see on
the track to cause it. Looking at the wheel from the front, the best description I can give is a (.

Peter.

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> I had a front wheel fold on my road bike once when I was doing a bit over 20mph. The thing I
> was most upset about was tearing my favourite tee shirt.
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> That was 21 years ago, I still have the bike but I must admit I've never felt like going fast
> on it. I do on my mountain bike and can't wait to see how fast I can go on my windcheetah when
> it arrives. :-) -- Mark Road bike, Mountain bike and I'm getting something special built for me
> (I hope it will arrive soon).
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I had the front wheel on my MTB fold recently, I was doing about 10mph, and

The front wheel folds? Like tacos unexpectedly??? Please explain.

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All I can think is that it was a faulty wheel. The bike was less than a month old, and hadn't been
jumped/dropped etc.

When I picked the bike up, the front wheel was badly buckled, and there was nothing I could
see on the track to cause it. Looking at the wheel from the front, the best description I can
give is a (.

Peter.

In my case I had just come round a bend fairly fast and immediately had to swerve to avoid a
pot-hole, the wheel then just folded. There was no warning, at least none that I could see. It was a
27 inch wheel and the bike was only a couple of years old.
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> > > > That would be a Pringle, if it is more of a C then it is a

taco.

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> of the checks I usually do before a long haul and they were all

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Worn rims?

Phil

Nope, the bike was new, less than a month old. It was all fixed up under warranty, along with a
new helmet and gloves, etc.

Peter.

Yeah... that's pretty weird. You should have cited whiplash and gotten an upgrade on the bike.

What bike was this? Well-known manuf?

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Well, not being blessed with a large wallet (we are in the middle of getting a new bathroom and
kitchen fitted), I opted for a Saracen Vice '03. £200, but it will do while I save up some serious
pennies for a much better bike.

I've had Saracen before and never had any problems.

Peter.

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last night on a pleasant little loop near Otley I managed 47.6 mph on the last road back into the
town. This is a personal best & I'm well chuffed. One day I'll buy a road bike & try the same
stretch :-)

I could probably have gone a little faster, but I couldn't see round the last bend and wasn't
sure if there were any side roads so I started breaking about 1/4 of a mile too early for the
'best' speed.

Phil

I topped 50mph down Gummer's How last year. Helluva job stopping at the main road at the bottom too.
FWIW I thought about what might happen if my forks broke or my QR came undone, but the thrill
outweighed the threat so I just tucked my knees and elbows in and crouched as low as poss. You only
live once. And it isn't a foolish yoof thing either, I'm an old dude. You don't grow out of speed
induced adrenaline IMHO.

Twohat (because two heads are better than one)

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You don't grow out of speed induced adrenaline IMHO.

No - but the body does start to add a little GH (Guilt Hormone) into the mix as you get older. You
know the stuff.... "What if I bought the farm? Who would take of the wife and kids?"

Steve but it _can_ be ignored ;-))

Shaun Rimmer said:

Fantastic, thanks! Gorgeous coastline, countryside, woman - what more could a guy want, eh?

Booze. Surely.

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Shaun Rimmer said:

Fantastic, thanks! Gorgeous coastline, countryside, woman - what more

could

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a guy want, eh?

Booze. Surely.

So surely that it goes without saying ',;~}~

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Fantastic, thanks! Gorgeous coastline, countryside, woman - what more

could

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a guy want, eh?

Booze. Surely.

So surely that it goes without saying ',;~}~

Well, you mentioned 'woman' (singular, I noticed)...

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Fantastic, thanks! Gorgeous coastline, countryside, woman - what more

could

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a guy want, eh?

Booze. Surely.

So surely that it goes without saying ',;~}~

"Well, you mentioned 'woman' (singular, I noticed)..."

Yes, well, for the most part I was only interested in the one.........but there were very, very many
others..........oh boy were there.......!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Shaun aRe - But they weren't the reason I had a near permanent erection all week ',;~}~