your personal speed record on a bicycle

[KvHagedorn]

I know a guy who told a story about riding his 12 speed on the interstate. This psycho claimed he was riding downhill on the shoulder and was shocked to find he was catching up to a semi! He claimed 55mph.. which I'm not sure I believe, but it seemed to have scared the living shite outta him.

[ZokesPro]

Originally posted by K6-III
I've pushed near 40mph on flat terrain on my road bike in the summer on my training rides!

Then again, I don't drive and commute by bicycle, so far having covered about 4600 miles this year. Should hit at least 6000 miles next year!

Hats off to you! I used to do a lot of biking, but now I find my car is more cushy.

Besides, it would suck right now to bike, it's snowing like MAD here!!

[Podfrog]

I know a guy who told a story about riding his 12 speed on the interstate. This psycho claimed he was riding downhill on the shoulder and was shocked to find he was catching up to a semi! He claimed 55mph.. which I'm not sure I believe, but it seemed to have scared the living shite outta him.

i believe a semi creates a vacuum as it travels. it is possible your acquaintance was sucked behind it. at least, i have heard similar stories.
as for myself, i think i have gotten up to 10km/h [estimate] on a bike before falling over and injuring myself. i have a problem with gravity.

[agallag]

I got my Specialized HardRock up to 57km/h going downhill once. Never again though, there was a fairly sharp corner at the bottom, and there was some gravel on the road too. Very scary.

I had my 1983 Honda Nighthawk 650 up to about 165km/h, and it wouldn't go no mo'. I need a faster bike

[dbdg]

About 40mph on a peugot racer, on the flat. , there aren't any roads long or straight enough down here.

[The PIT]

Nothing better seeing a speeding cyclist disappear into the bushes and go tits up.

[Brian Ellis]

Especially if she has a pair

[Jammrock]

On a bicycle ... nothing official, but I've topped out at about 65-70 kph.

Jammrock

[Wombat]

About 40mph, but on a mild downhill. Hey, it's a '99 Homegrown with Michelin Hot-S, not exactly made for top speeds

[Lambo-Fan]

Originally posted by K6-III

Then again, I don't drive and commute by bicycle, so far having covered about 4600 miles this year. Should hit at least 6000 miles next year!

Damn, you're doing 4600 to 6000 miles a year?
I'm satisfied when reaching 2000 to 3000 km (not miles ) a year (actually I drove 2300 km this year). Maybe I should intensify my training.

[K6-III]

All my training is done in the summer. Of those 4600 miles, about 2500 were over the summer. I only started biking rather seriously in June, so I'm expecting quite a bit more for next year.

Don't have time for training during the school year.

I'll see if I can go for nearly-everyday swimming to stay in shape over winter break. That should make me quite a bit stronger when combined with cycling.

Would be really sweet to be in shape for racing by summer...

[Zitch]

I've hit 25 mph on inline skates for about 2-3 blocks... Had a guy driving a motorcycle beside me to measure that one.

Of course, that was a few years ago when I was closer to my best shape... Don't think I can do that now...

I know I've gone faster than that on a bike, just never had the equipment to measure it (and I haven't been on a bike for almost 10 years...

I need to get back in shape. Err... and round isn't the shape I had in mind.

[SpiralDragon]

i have managed 64kph in my younger days...