Maximum Speed

[andrew-the-tortoise]

On a heavy MTB 39.8 mph on a large tarmac descent, with knobblys - didn't try it again though..!

 

[Joe24]

On the flat on my 72" fixed i have got up to 33mph. Not bad, but on the 65" fixed i would get up to 30mph.
On my geared bike ive gone alone for a few miles at 32/33mph in a chaingang.
26mph on a mtb is good i think.

 

[fossyant]

On the road, I completely spin out at 33ish on my gears and that's on a slight downhill with slicks....

On the flat, I've done a steady 26 mph (on the MTB) for about 2-3 miles, with a tail wind and another rider sucking my wheel.......

Get a road bike and you'll see 60 down some big hills.....

 

[stumpy]

I've done 35ish on my P7 rigid Mtb on the flat but struggle to get near 30 on my Full Suss. I have however just come back from the Isle of Skye where I did a wind/Hill assisted 49.1mph on my road bike.. I think I had 5 heart attacks on the way back up though

 

[wlc1]

54 down Pebble Coombe Hill near box hill..... all was well until I realised that the road surface was crap on the left hand turn at the bottom of the hill.

I puckered up a touch I have to say

The adrenaline rush was amazing

 

[dav1d]

I've done 35ish on my P7 rigid Mtb on the flat but struggle to get near 30 on my Full Suss. I have however just come back from the Isle of Skye where I did a wind/Hill assisted 49.1mph on my road bike.. I think I had 5 heart attacks on the way back up though

The mountain bike I used is a suspension one, though as it was a cheap £90 one and says "No stunting or jumping" on a little ticket that's on it, I doubt mine's a full suspension. Wasn't really after a suspension bike when I bought it, I just liked it! It's quite chunky and heavy though.

 

[Auntie Helen]

I'll try, but I'll probably need a couple of months or so to get up to that (if ever) as yours is almost 20 miles more per hour! Was yours on flat ground or down a hill?

Think you misread mine - take another look at the screenshot: 247mph!!! According to the Garmin that was uphill too!

 

[HLaB]

I did 1143.7 mph up hill the other week; I think there may of been a tad of interference .

 

[dav1d]

Think you misread mine - take another look at the screenshot: 247mph!!! According to the Garmin that was uphill too!

I did misread it: I thought the distance was the maximum speed. I take it the Gamin doesn't work properly? I can't beat speeds like that!

 

[maurice]

54 down Pebble Coombe Hill near box hill..... all was well until I realised that the road surface was crap on the left hand turn at the bottom of the hill.

I puckered up a touch I have to say

The adrenaline rush was amazing

I ride that on the way home from work a few times a week (inc today) and have only ever managed 45mph. It's quite a tricky one to max out at with that corner at the bottom!

 

[FBOAB]

Look, I don't know about you but whatever floats your boat so to speak.. I go as fast as I want to and if that's not as fast as those who consider themseves serious cyclists then so be it! I am who I am and If that's not up to others standards then so be it. I just can't be bothered anymore.

 

[Cubist]

With 1.5" slick tyres on my MTB I have topped out at 43 mph down a steep hill on road. On my 7 mile commute I have averaged just over 18mph.

 

[Will1985]

89km/h downhill in the Alps - that's 55mph.
On a flat road I can hit 62km/h from a lead out, on my own about 55km/h. Can sustain about 40km/h for an hour in a TT.

On a mountain bike I've managed 50km/h coming off a flyover onto a 1km flat section..wind assisted.

 

[Downward]

Don't think I am on the flat run for long enough to see what max speed is.Downhill though and 40 is easily achievable.

 

[Lambchop]

I have achieved a speed of 38mph on my road bike. Even at that speed I'm a little bit scared - always have visions of a car pulling out of a driveway or something similar!