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@ex-pat_scot
I've hit >50mph downhill in the Peaks several times on geared road bike and MTB.
Hit 60mph once in a road race coming down from Owler Bar to Baslow in the middle of the peloton, and it scared the bejeesus out of me.
It's relatively easy to get >50mph coming off Holme Moss, as long as you watch out for the nasty R bend half way down.
I've hit 31mph on 42x 16 fixed, and that felt quite bouncy