Fastest mph on a flat road!

bompington

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_breeze

catbaier

I cycled from Bristol to Minsterley (just outside Shrewsbury) in 5hrs and 45mins. That's an average of 18.5mph. I thought I was going to die, and leg cramps kept me awake all night afterwards.

Most people on here could do better I'm sure, but (when I'd recovered) it felt good. I didn't do it on a hybred though... it was a singlespeed (kidding... it was a road bike)


As for the fastest speed? I got bollocked by the police in Cheltenham after hitting the 40mph zone below Leckhampton Hill going like the clappers. It was 41.5mph according to the speedo... I think they were being harsh.

I did over 30mph on a skateboard once... that was f*cking terrifying. Police nobbled me for that too.

rolf_f

bompington wrote:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_breeze

Interesting - doesn't explain the facts of my morning and evening headwinds though.

freehub

The wind was mental today, I managed 18mph over 33 miles taking it at a mediumish pace, wish the wind would p155 off.

Into my village I thought of this thread and thought I'd have a go, 36.5mph on the drops on the saddle, I did not want to get off the saddle cause my headset was coming loose.

Nice and straight.

http://www.google.co.uk/maps?ie=UTF8&ll ... 94,,0,2.93

blorg

catbaier wrote:

As for the fastest speed? I got bollocked by the police in Cheltenham after hitting the 40mph zone below Leckhampton Hill going like the clappers. It was 41.5mph according to the speedo... I think they were being harsh.

Speed limits don't apply to bikes. There is the offence of "furious driving" of a vehicle but I don't think a cyclist has been convicted of that for a very long time.

shakey88

Marcosplace wrote:

amnezia wrote:

I average about 27 mph on my commute and i can reach speeds of 40 mph on the flat - on a hybrid :roll:

I would check your speedometer... :?

Or your bullsh1tometer

thomas.

blorg wrote:

catbaier wrote:

As for the fastest speed? I got bollocked by the police in Cheltenham after hitting the 40mph zone below Leckhampton Hill going like the clappers. It was 41.5mph according to the speedo... I think they were being harsh.

Speed limits don't apply to bikes. There is the offence of "furious driving" of a vehicle but I don't think a cyclist has been convicted of that for a very long time.

The cyclist that killed a pedestrian while riding on the pavement in Devon (Dorset?) last year got done for it.

It gets rolled out every couple of years.

on the road

amnezia wrote:

owenlars wrote:

amnezia wrote:

I average about 27 mph on my commute and i can reach speeds of 40 mph on the flat - on a hybrid :roll:

Bolloc**s

you think

that was kind of my point

You forgot one of these

STEFANOS4784

shakey88 wrote:

Marcosplace wrote:

amnezia wrote:

I average about 27 mph on my commute and i can reach speeds of 40 mph on the flat - on a hybrid :roll:

I would check your speedometer... :?

Or your bullsh1tometer

I think you two need a 'senseofhumorometer' re-build

juankerr

I've hit 30mph on the flat on my MTB with 2.0 Knobby Mud-X tyres on. There was a very strong tailwind and I had the wife on lead-out man duties. I'd have been 10 mph slower on that section without the wind behind me.

gaz545

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zP8TXaCrDW0 - 1min 50secs in = 34mph

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCyThgM_55I - 35mph

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7s7LaakeQxU - 32mph

all done in the 34 front chainring.

Doombrain

amnezia wrote:

you think

that was kind of my point

Na, you got called out and lost.

Doombrain

gaz545 wrote:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zP8TXaCrDW0 - 1min 50secs in = 34mph

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCyThgM_55I - 35mph

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7s7LaakeQxU - 32mph

all done in the 34 front chainring.

lol, that s1its so cash

Wappygixer

I think lots of computers actually are set up wong and they are not properly calibrated.
You can only do it acurately if you measure your wheel circumfrance and use this to calculate your wheel size.
I remember when I first got my Garmin 705 and I still had my Sigma 1606 on my bike.Both were set up for the same wheel size yet one was recording a 1mph difference.Which was right??No real way to tell.
There will always be an area of doubt with speeds being 100%.The only way to be 100% is to hire a timing set up like they use in tours or F1.

I have to say though that 23mph average is not that difficult (I cant do it anymore mainly due to age and fitness) I used to be able to average this on an mtb with knobblies.I was doing lots of training at the time with most weeks clocking up around 400 miles so I was quite fit.I'd love to be able to do that on my road bike now though.

bianchi777

The fastest I've been on a flat road is around 34mph...I average between 16 and 17mph on rides.

furrag

I averaged 15.4mph today over 16 miles with some horrible headwinds and traffic filtering.

Coming home I managed to hit 30.8mph which is another short-term goal achieved.

blorg

Wappygixer wrote:

I remember when I first got my Garmin 705 and I still had my Sigma 1606 on my bike.Both were set up for the same wheel size yet one was recording a 1mph difference.Which was right??No real way to tell.

The Garmin works out the speed from the satellite; it ignores the wheel magnet completely in normal use. It only looks at that indoor cycling (e.g. turbo.)

morstar

What a great thread. It has absolutely everything the internet has to offer. Bizarre claims, sarcasm and out and out delusion all clouding some valid claims.
For fear of being left out. In my late teens I regularly sprinted 250 metres alongside a rowing lake. Pan flat and fixed markers. Always used to be around 33-34 ish mph from a flying start. I did this on the sheltered side of the lake but there was a prevailing tailwind as a general rule. I don't think this is a ridiculous claim when you consider pros tt at 30mph+. Fastest ever downhill was on a wide open short sharp descent with a long straight run out. Hit 51 mph. Balls out effort in as safe an environment as possible for this type of thing. It was a total one off and I have never tried to repeat it. Don't think I ever really exceed 40 these days and there's some big hills around here. Descents are typically quite technical though.
Just trying to get get my average into the high teens where I would be happy, but find the hills and age conspiring against such figures. 15-17 mph seems fairly typical for between 15 and 30 hilly miles. Actual is dictated by qty of climbing rather than distance.

nakita222

Some of you guys talk so much bull if you can do 30mph on the flat solo or average 23 and your only a newb, start training, because soon you will be a pro, or at leas a cat 1 racer. Maybe some of you are telling the truth but your definetly not beginners or riding solo, and it pisses off the likes of me who are genuinely beginners, when you have some a-hole saying he can keep up with braddley wiggins, it makes you feel like you should be going faster at your stage, luckily I know better.

Thank you

Wappygixer

blorg wrote:

Wappygixer wrote:

I remember when I first got my Garmin 705 and I still had my Sigma 1606 on my bike.Both were set up for the same wheel size yet one was recording a 1mph difference.Which was right??No real way to tell.

The Garmin works out the speed from the satellite; it ignores the wheel magnet completely in normal use. It only looks at that indoor cycling (e.g. turbo.)

Try spinning your back wheel while your stationary, you will see a speed reading.Before the sensor I got erratic speed readings which is why I upgraded to cadence.

Splottboy

During the Corporate Games in the 90's, held at Silverstone race track, I clocked 25mph and this was off-road on a hardtail, for a sprint finish.

Skippy2309

Highest I have hit on the flat was 35mph, I can generally always get over 30, although maintaining that speed can take it out of me

new gearing arrived so should be able to hit higher speeds, although I got to get a new wheel first :roll:

Doombrain

I once did Castle run in less than 12 parsecs

mattward1979

Doombrain wrote:

I once did Castle run in less than 12 parsecs

Oooh you fibber! we all know Parsecs are a unit of Distance and not time!! Not even Han Solo got away with that one =P

andy162

mattward1979 wrote:

Doombrain wrote:

I once did Castle run in less than 12 parsecs

Oooh you fibber! we all know Parsecs are a unit of Distance and not time!! Not even Han Solo got away with that one =P

Smuggler, vagabond, loveable rogue & Wookie wrangler Han Solo did the "Kessel Run", never bothered with the " Castle Run" as the pay was sh1t.

hisse

I've only done about 5 rides so far this year, maybe 10 total in the past 2 lol, and only tried sprinting once, chose the wrong gear but still managed to get up to about 31-32 mph, going to try again in a few days, hoping to hit 36 if I get the gearing right*crosses fingers*. Otherwise my endurance sucks, on the flat I do about 15-18 until I hit a hill lol. Downhill I get about the same speed as sprinting on the flat(about 31/32), the only major downhill I do though is pretty winding and there's a big fall to be had if I go over the guard rails so I guess that'll do.

This sport is great for the ego, until you realize how much faster everyone else is lol.

cackers

Hi all, am relative newbie to bike riding.

Am just wondering what sort of speed I should be averaging out on a ride after a few chaps overtook me whilst out riding this mornings.

I manage to get 30 or so KM ridden over relatively up and down ish roads (live in Bolton) and average speed is 20-22 km per hour.

I am not that fit and am using cycling to get fit. Is this an OK pace to be riding at?

Cheers for any replies.

morstar

Seems reasonable to me. All depends how you define fit! If you mean athletic fit, you need to be pushing yourself harder. If you just mean a reasonable level of base fitness then 30km in around an hour and a half will be doing you good.
The hills round these parts should be getting your heart rate up a little bit.
You're always going to be getting passed at those sorts of speeds but there are two threads on that topic already.

cackers

Definitely not athletic fit used to play rugby until a few years ago and have not done much since.

Good to know pace seems about OK.

Intention is to do more and faster as time goes on.

Thanks again for the reply.

amaferanga

blorg wrote:

Wappygixer wrote:

I remember when I first got my Garmin 705 and I still had my Sigma 1606 on my bike.Both were set up for the same wheel size yet one was recording a 1mph difference.Which was right??No real way to tell.

The Garmin works out the speed from the satellite; it ignores the wheel magnet completely in normal use. It only looks at that indoor cycling (e.g. turbo.)

No. Garmins get speed from the GSC10 regardless of whether you have a GPS signal.