Max Speed?

[ramses]

44.7 mph on a mountain bike on tarmac. It was last year (London To Brighton BHF Ride), I was descending after having just climbed Ditchling Beacon.

I looked down at my speedo, and I did contemplate going faster, but the wife's words started nagging at the back of my head, so I decided to back off.

However, I now have a road bike

I have told the wife, no way would I go that fast on the road bike

Hopefully she won't read this, as I probably will

 

[Bodhbh]

Wireless by any chance? They get set off by strobe LEDs and Taxi radios. Mine once did 72 mph on the breadbin, I think set off either by the signal from my Blackberry, or a faulty under-cupboard worktop light.

Yes, I've noticed the usual culprit for mine is checkout tills. Good place to bump up your milage in comfort

I did 42mph on the flat on a loaded touring bike on a last year! A thunderstorm was oncoming, lightning and blackness behind, tailwind was stripping branches off the trees, the panniers were acting like sails, and I was s***ing myself trying to outrun it. Don't think done much faster than that downhill even, I start bottling soon after 40.

 

[Paulus]

My fastest was 52mph coming down the Ventoux towards Malaucene (see my avatar). The rims were quite hot when I got to bottom, but very exhilarating.

 

[GrasB]

On the A428 (the old A428 was basically closed at the time) I hit 37.2mph on the flat - a constant stream of traffic does wonders for your speed. Normally I get into the low 40s on the short descents around here but in the Alps it was around the 60mph marker iirc.

 

[Jonathing]

My fastest was 47mph coming down off of the South Downs north of Portsmouth, my fastest on the flat was 40mph, with a nearly gale force tail wind. I shall never forget the look on the face of the bloke on the Vespa as I pulled out, overtook him and pulled back in.

 

[Glover Fan]

New top speed earlier, 37.7mph, but topped out gearing.

 

[Bman]

Ive not reached 40mph yet, but around 35mph is my personal best (Aston Ford and Stevenage Road). However, I regularly top 30mph on my morning commute.

On my MTB, no idea about the gearing ratios.

 

[Downward]

I got 41mph yesterday down the A456 past Halesowen cycling club. Was windy too. I have never gone down there with no traffic.

 

[summerdays]

Wireless by any chance? They get set off by strobe LEDs and Taxi radios. Mine once did 72 mph on the breadbin, I think set off either by the signal from my Blackberry, or a faulty under-cupboard worktop light.

No wired ... but a couple of years old ... and it seems to have been playing up occasionally and not recording my mileage - but that's the first time it has mis-recorded the speed. I even wondered if someone had spun my wheel till I remembered I had it on my when I left my bike and I don't think you could hand spin the wheel that fast anyway.

 

[ianrauk]

49.4mph drafting young Mr ILB's down the Devils Dyke

 

[Nigel182]

Road Bike 47 mph Downhill....
South Hill in Langdon Hills near Basildon....
Must go back and try for the elusive 50+

 

[TheDoctor]

Fasted verified was 49.6 mph down Cap Gris Nez towards Calais with a massive tailwind.
Sadly my new wireless computer packed in coming down Ventoux, but it has to be more than that - possibly 55 mph.
I'll have to go and do it again sometime. On a Brommie.

 

[Bman]

50mph on a brommie! Were the axles smoking!?

 

[Flying_Monkey]

Over 50mph (I can't actually remember the exact speed), coming down Tan Hill in Yorkshire on a steel road bike with rear panniers!. I may or may not have gone faster than this but I've long since abandonned bike computers.

 

[Norry1]

45mph during the Great Shakespeare ride last year. Hitting 50 is one of my targets for the year.

Martin