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[Bonus]

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.

[Long Wheel Base]

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]

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..

[McD23]

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.

[Bateleur1]

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.

[Captain Fastbastard Mayhem]

120 ish (indicated) being pulled down m19 in a bunch, ages ago, on a roadie.

 

100 plus down fields hill, tailgating a truck on my atx 830. He pulled me almost all the way to the m7 off-ramp. Bloody scary, though.

 

Lately, on my MTB... Not sure. Last time I checked my top speed I think I was hitting 70 on the old Tokai exit (post fire, when there was the divert)

[Bonus]

120 ish (indicated) being pulled down m19 in a bunch, ages ago, on a roadie.

 

100 plus down fields hill, tailgating a truck on my atx 830. He pulled me almost all the way to the m7 off-ramp. Bloody scary, though.

 

Lately, on my MTB... Not sure. Last time I checked my top speed I think I was hitting 70 on the old Tokai exit (post fire, when there was the divert)

 

Since I went 1x10 on my MTB my downhill speed is severly limited.

 

I miss my old Big Ring :-(

[Captain Fastbastard Mayhem]

Since I went 1x10 on my MTB my downhill speed is severly limited.

 

I miss my old Big Ring :-(

Gravity takes over after sooner than you think. ????

[The Ghost]

You speedsters are absolutely nutters [emoji1]

At 50k/h I’m already thinking it’s too fast [emoji85][emoji1]

I’ve become very aware of pain, healing and averse to injury in recent years.

Edited September 7, 2020 by The Ghost

[Duane_Bosch]

You speedsters are absolutely nutters [emoji1]

At 50k/h I’m already thinking it’s too fast [emoji85][emoji1]

I’ve become very aware of pain, healing and averse to injury in recent years.

A road bike is sketchy as hell at speed. I'm super careful.

 

When I see the clowns that can hardly ride in a straight line coming down Suikerbossie busting out the Froome tuck next to buses and trucks I can already see the headline.

 

In the past one of my fave things to do in Morzine was pick off roadies on the descent into Morz from Avoriaz on my big ol DH bike. They didn't like that.

Edited September 8, 2020 by Duane_Bosch

[100Tours]

91.4Km/h on a tandem, as well as a single bike (twice). Need to find someone to slip so I can slingshot to a higher speed.

 

I know I’ve been faster, on the M19 on the Tour Durban race, but that was before the days of GPS... Polar showed 101Km/h. Wheel circumference was dialed in, so the speed was fairly accurate.

 

On a tandem. 101, and that was on Cedar road on the 94.7.

 

Closed roads help.

Edited September 8, 2020 by 100Tours

[JacBrand]

On the road bike 95km/h down Franschhoek pass, 92 at Rooi Els. Both days with strong tail winds and downhill smooth tar.

[geomark]

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[Eddy Gordo]

These are all MTB and except for the kloof one, the rest are at tokai.

 

 

I see I avg in the 40's on mtb. 

Roadie is 50+km/h avg. Not sure of the fastest on road bike, as I cant find the stats off cateye.

[Robbie Stewart]

These are all MTB and except for the kloof one, the rest are at tokai.

 

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I see I avg in the 40's on mtb. 

Roadie is 50+km/h avg. Not sure of the fastest on road bike, as I cant find the stats off cateye.

 

Kloof nek...I'm hoping the traffic was not much...

 

I also see your HR emulates mine. Revving in the red for long if your Ave is anything to go by?