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Part way down Muswell Hill (the road, not the place) there is one of those things that tell you what your speed is, unfortunately it's quite far up, not at the bottom:
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=muswell+hill&sll=53.800651,-4.064941&sspn=15.194454,46.582031&ie=UTF8&ll=51.590416,-0.139861&spn=0.003893,0.011373&z=17&layer=c&cbll=51.590466,-0.140002&panoid=YX4OIUTrnSMvXRjycGaOkA&cbp=12,98.99999999999994,,0,0.8396226415094344
I've never ridden down that hill, but would like a go.
I am concerned that all these maximum speeds are affected by your gears/build/frame/set up etc. etc. We need a fixed standard to truly sort the men from the boys - world unipack speed record anyone? The chain flying off at over 30mph could be fun...