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@Daveypants
I was riding home from a party along a clear road at about 2am when a mate came up behind me in his car and told me I was doing 22mph. I was totally surprised - didn't realise I could go that fast and wasn't even at top speed so I put the hammer down and he told me I had hit 30. I was quite shocked, especially as a few minutes ago I had been riding the fastest I have ever been on a bike (geared or not) down Barnet Hill. I was partly terrified because I was spinning so fast, but because the road was empty I thought I'd push it as hard as I could manage - my guess would be close to 40mph on 42/16.