What's your top speed?

I hate poems.

It's not a poem, it's a song. I'm sure a few peeps know which one!

+1 When I was bothering to log my rides I was consistently faster door-to-door fixed, but with much lower top speeds. I still notice it with nodders now - their speed fluctuates ridiculously, whereas I cruise (serenely) along at the same cadence most of the journey. It's like zen and shit.

+1 When I started to get fairly fast I would blast it everywhere and knacker myself out and probably be about 2 minutes quicker. Since then I try to flow through junctions, timing traffic lights and roundabouts.

Elite and 1st Cat Road Races here in the UK often end with sprint finishes that are over 65km/h (40mph)... so for the Pros to clock 80 off the back of a leadout train on closed roads is not surprising...
I've hit 38mph doing intervals on the flat on my geared road bike. Bit of a tail wind, mind.

49.8 mph on a geared bike downhill from bath uni into town, never managed to grow a big enough pair to go any faster than that as its a busy road with lots of side roads coming off it!

fixed used to regualarlly hit 30mph going down greenwich park on my way into work riding 48*20 which is around 160rpm!

herne hill i clocked 42mph in a keirin on the first track day, got told of for having a computer after that though!

Faster than you.

Faster than hippy.

Faster than BMMF.. up hill.

The fat cunt.

I'm hungry again. Had an entire loaf of bread as part of my lunch. Might get some chips as an afternoon snack, to wash down the banana I just had...

A Danish guy was doing 3011.7kph at the last Goldsprint during the warm-up... HTFU ;)

+1 When I started to get fairly fast I would blast it everywhere and knacker myself out and probably be about 2 minutes quicker. Since then I try to flow through junctions, timing traffic lights and roundabouts.

On a similar vein, I had an off last year and took things easy for a while after a) to protect a sprained wrist and b) to regain my bottle. I did notice however that my average speed on a decent run stayed the same despite the slower riding.

I've briefly done 37mph on the flat (with tailwind) and can be quite comfortable at 30/31mph for a couple of kilometres (without tailwind) if the road surface is good. Mostly, my cruising speed is between 20 and 25mph. I once had 67kph on my computer after going down Shooter's Hill eastbound. I'm a very nervous descender and don't normally let go down descents, but that day conditions were perfect--no side roads, no traffic, great weather, no wind, straight road, good surface conditions. All of the above on my geared road bike. On my fixed bike at 42/16 I probably don't manage to get far above 17-19mph (no computer on the bike), mostly because I can't spin very fast. I need big gears to go fast and sometimes feel under-geared on 52/12.

49.8 mph on a geared bike downhill from bath uni into town, never managed to grow a big enough pair to go any faster than that as its a busy road with lots of side roads coming off it!

Is that Bathwick Hill? You must be crazy to go down there at that speed, I shit myself at 30 last time I went down there! Seriously, cant see that far ahead, lots of side roads, buses stopping just around corners, and normally a bit of traffic to boot!

You're either a lot braver than I am, or a lot stupider. Either way I am impressed!

You're either a lot braver than I am, or a lot stupider.
Definitely the latter.

Polar CS200.

Polar CS200.

And there I was feeling all high tech over my CS100...

I always apply the brakes when I get up to the 30s

Just remember that you're standing on a planet that's evolving
And revolving at 900 miles an hour
That's orbiting at 19 miles a second, so it's reckoned
A sun that is the source of all our power
The sun and you and me, and all the stars that we can see
Are moving at a million miles a day
In an outer spiral arm, at 40,000 miles an hour
Of the galaxy we call the Milky Way

Can we have your liver then?

Polar CS200.

@wools

I got one of those I can let go with HRM. Yours for 50 quid if you're interested?

My GI is standard Fuji Track, 84.4

I've been going downhill, drafting a taxi, pulled out to overtake and seen 38mph on his speedo, so I was definitely faster than that. I regularly overtake cars doing 30 mph on the flat too.

I like passing cars when there's a speed camera and trying to set it off. It only works if you have something to increase your RCS though.

53.2 mph on the turbo trainer in 50-12, indicated 1250W (made one hell of a noise!), seen the scary side of 50 on my mtb down a monster hill in Scotland.

i've seen my max speed exceed 93km/h on a road bike down a massive fuckoff hill, when i was 17. I'd be a bit quicker now cos i'm about 10kgs heavier and can spin faster.

i don't have a speedo on my fixed, but i rode to work this morning with a GPS tracker running on my phone. sadly i was trying not to ride too fast, to save my legs for rollapaluza tonight, but it reckons I hit 42km/h (probably just trying to get in front of a bus).

i'll give it a proper bash later in the week, and see how fast i can get it going.

there's nothing like coming down a mountain on a road bike and overtaking cars at 75km/h. they fucking hate it.

Really? Hmmm...interesting. [strokes chin]

See above.

+1 When I was bothering to log my rides I was consistently faster door-to-door fixed, but with much lower top speeds. I still notice it with nodders now - their speed fluctuates ridiculously, whereas I cruise (serenely) along at the same cadence most of the journey. It's like zen and shit.

You can be arrested by the police if you are traveling faster than the speed limit

However, the DVLA do not press charges against non motorized vehicle.

Is it me but when you travel over 30 - 35 miles an hour... your bike feels like it is skimming across the top of the road??

dont have a speedo on my fixer,
but the fastest i could push out on my road bike on the straight was 34.4mph
That is on its top gearing ratio of 52/14 @ ~100GI's

Also on the same top gearing i did 42mph downhill....(small hill though, not that many hills here around Cambridge, but still breaking the speed limit by 2mph)

Think it was 45 on my road bike, when i wasn't a huge aero neek, so i was fairly unaero with a bag and not tucking loads, knees out n stuff... 34 on my gps on my fixed, 42 15 (73.6gi) on a tiny downhill...

Going fast is for wankers.

About five penguins per antelope, that was in the sticks though so it's equivalent of about three hoodies per hipster in London or 12 shoe shiners per bowler hats in old money.

Pass me the lithium dear, he's having a turn again.

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But like, who cares. Top speed means fuck all if you can't flow through traffic. It's the speed you reach the destination not the fastest speed you hit on your way there.

+1 traffic flowing

Just remember that you're standing on a planet that's evolving
And revolving at 900 miles an hour
That's orbiting at 19 miles a second, so it's reckoned
A sun that is the source of all our power
The sun and you and me, and all the stars that we can see
Are moving at a million miles a day
In an outer spiral arm, at 40,000 miles an hour
Of the galaxy we call the Milky Way

Beautiful, Rob! ;D

I hate poems.

Eric Idle, the peoples' poet

Can we have your liver then?

-"I'm not dead yet! It says on my donor card 'in the event of your death...'"
-"Well you'll be dead soon mate, don't worry about that."

It's quite surprising how many people on here apparently have the physiology that would have enabled them to have a career as pro cyclists. Very sensible of you all to choose the safety and security of an office job and save your talents for commuting.