38.1mph!

[User16625]

Just a thought - if fat people go down hill faster why aren't all bob sleigh teams made up of porkers?

Same reason you never see a fat person in space (where even they would weigh nowt).

 

[paulw1969]

38 mph ......not like this I hope!

 

[Broughtonblue]

my pb is 38.2mph, dont really think i want to go any faster as this seemed quite frightening!

 

[jim55]

I was shitting myself doing this ,it's prob not spot on but it felt really fast

 

[RWright]

I would be glad to get slowed back down from that speed...wow, that is flying.

 

[fossyant]

60 mph is the next target ! I am KOM on a hill near me - two segments on it, a long one from the very top where there are a couple of junctions - I'm about 2nd or 3rd, but the fast section I have the KOM - 0.04mph short of 40mph and it's only about 5% hill. I usually get held up by cars on the 'longer section'

 

[Rob3rt]

60 mph is the next target ! I am KOM on a hill near me - two segments on it, a long one from the very top where there are a couple of junctions - I'm about 2nd or 3rd, but the fast section I have the KOM - 0.04mph short of 40mph and it's only about 5% hill. I usually get held up by cars on the 'longer section'

But how fast are you going up That's what really matters!

 

[fossyant]

But how fast are you going up That's what really matters!

About 2nd or 3rd going up too

 

[Rob3rt]

Which hill?

(Going for a sub 12 min time up Mellor tonight, unless we take the detour that makes it harder!)

 

[brucers]

Having nearly done 30mph on by newly acquired Boardman, I find it hard to imagine me doing much greater speeds just because the roads are dire.....holes, bumps and so on....even without cars attributing to matters! Having said that it won't stop me trying to go over 30 just because.....but certainly not regularly!

 

[Minotier]

I'm usually above 40mph on my commute on both long downhills.

Saturday's ride sees 45-53mph coming down of Holme Moss depending upon the wind/rain/road surface dampness.

Holme Moss+descent+ rain+velocity+mass+ possible sheep and ice cream vans= squeaky bum time!

 

[fossyant]

Which hill?

(Going for a sub 12 min time up Mellor tonight, unless we take the detour that makes it harder!)

Otterspool !

 

[davefb]

Just a thought - if fat people go down hill faster why aren't all bob sleigh teams made up of porkers?

weight limits innit... sled + people must be less than fixed limit......


anyway, surely you've seen cool runnings where he's cheated by adding extra weight !

 

[Andrew_Culture]

Yesterday I took my new road bike that has gears out at lunchtime and cranked it up to just over 40mph on a gentle downhill, but by Christ that was a scary tailwind!

 

[Rob3rt]

Otterspool !

I haven't done that climb.