gummibear Posted September 7, 2020 Share DJR and Delarey 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JacBrand Posted September 7, 2020 Share My wife would wear that.Same here Eddy Gordo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbie Stewart Posted September 7, 2020 Share I have done 65km/h on a tar downhill on the MTB and that was fast enough already. All that went through my mind was that if one comes down and that speed with only baggies and a cycling shirt you are going to have a few roasties to brag about.   84 km/h on the Simola descent to Knysna during Karoo to Coast on my Spez Camber wearing 2.30" Purgatory and Ground Control. edit - I very nearly lost it understeering into one of the bends. The rubber only just managed to hold on... Descending Hellshoogte into Stellies, I reached about 78km/h right beside the armco barrier, and all that went through my mind was how that steel barrier will slice me should I end up sliding down it.... Edited September 7, 2020 by Robbie Stewart BSG 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geomark Posted September 7, 2020 Share TIB, Hairy, 428 others and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geomark Posted September 7, 2020 Share Long Wheel Base, bertusras, Bonus and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MphatiPyga Posted September 7, 2020 Share e65bd387-7712-46c7-849b-6b3bbd4ec6c1.jpgAnd a male chicken is a.........? Steven Knoetze (sk27), Long Wheel Base and DJR 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tuxstir Posted September 7, 2020 Share And a male chicken is a.........?a rooster Hairy, geomark, Eddy Gordo and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grease_Monkey Posted September 7, 2020 Share 92kph, 19mm tyres, steel frame, plenty plenty youthful ignorance. Ok just watched the clip He has huge brass ones. 93kp/h, Tour Durban, 2006 or 2007 (can't recall). Also youthfully ignorant, but at least on 23mm tyres!  But in a very straight line.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spinnekop Posted September 7, 2020 Share Straight line, short downhill in Pretoria last week on 25mm Conti........95.This Covid lyfie has to count for something!   Top end is still 113km/h behind a truck on some piece of road I was not suppose to be on. Edited September 7, 2020 by Spinnekop Long Wheel Base and Frosty 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted September 7, 2020 Share Straight line, short downhill in Pretoria last week on 25mm Conti........95.This Covid lyfie has to count for something!  Top end is still 113km/h behind a truck on some piece of road I was not suppose to be on.Trucks traveling at the right speed, on a good surface (no potholes) don’t come by on every ride, so it’s nice to be able to suck wheel when it does. 67km/h is my current best behind a truck before running out of gears to stay in the slip. I can’t imagine 113. Long Wheel Base 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bateleur1 Posted September 7, 2020 Share 94 km/h, in the slip of a bus down Eeufees Road in Pretoria. Many moons ago though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonus Posted September 7, 2020 Share I managed a good 65km/h for 10 minutes on the flat, tucked in behind a tractor/trailer on a smooth straight road..... Perhaps not my smartest move, but I enjoyed it at the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Long Wheel Base Posted September 7, 2020 Share I have done just over 100 on the tandem once. stage 4 of the kremetart on that decent into town. Your helmet and glasses do weird things on your head at that speed. Done upper 80s/lower 90s many times, pretty much all on the tandem and mostly in races with little to no vehicles. Tuxstir and DJR 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tuxstir Posted September 7, 2020 Share I have done just over 100 on the tandem once. stage 4 of the kremetart on that decent into town. Your helmet and glasses do weird things on your head at that speed. Done upper 80s/lower 90s many times, pretty much all on the tandem and mostly in races with little to no vehicles. First stage of the Krematart back in 99' I was sprinting out the back of the bunch at 80kph, I just could not keep up, a tandem was leading the bunch at incredible speeds. as to that last hill, Ottosehoogte, trained on that many at time, 80kph was a mild day.. Long Wheel Base 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McD23 Posted September 7, 2020 Share Straight line, short downhill in Pretoria last week on 25mm Conti........95.This Covid lyfie has to count for something!   Top end is still 113km/h behind a truck on some piece of road I was not suppose to be on.117km/h behind truck down Sir Lowrys heading villiers dorp side many moons ago.104km/h down front Kaapse weg as a youngster and High 90's plenty of times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bateleur1 Posted September 7, 2020 Share I managed a good 65km/h for 10 minutes on the flat, tucked in behind a tractor/trailer on a smooth straight road..... Perhaps not my smartest move, but I enjoyed it at the time. I always liked a good tow behind a truck especially if the driver was not a cowboy. Since in Germany I very seldom get the chance to motorpace behind trucks as here they are roadworthy and accelerate to fast in most cases but every now and then their is a chance. However I think I am getting old now, I seldom exceed 80 km/h, even on my own going downhill. Roads are also very narrow here and when you have winding pass you can't go to fast you can't use the whole road. Bonus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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