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been 42mph down a hill going to school. that woke me up!
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Woah! Still trying to beat 38.4mph.....lol
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Totaly Lame

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'round here, 50mph/ 80kph everyday easy pure coasting descent.

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My top speed down a hill curently rests at 34.2mph, isn't that fast compared to some of you guys!

So what's your highest speed ever achieved!
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41.4 MPH, once I pop on my Rolf Vector Pro's I should be able to break 45 MPH
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96km/h coming down the Col d'Ares in the pyrenees(france)
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i did 41 mph down a hill in town the other day, managed 38mph on a stepper one tooday, if i hadn't have held back, who knows how fast i could have gone, i'll have to try it again, but it was about 25 miles away from home!!
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55km/h on singletrack, 85-90km/h on a paved road .
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i hit about 42 mph on a 3/4 mile stretch in a 30 mph zone, the hill was pretty curvy, and i had to slow down cause the cars in front of me wernt going fast enough...
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Hey,

My top speed down a hill curently rests at 34.2mph, isn't that fast compared to some of you guys!

So what's your highest speed ever achieved!
well about a year ago at camp, we were going down 12% grades in west VA. i was going mid 40's with tons of turns. Most cars couldn't pass us since the speed limit aat the most was only 35.
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Light Speed! Kidding. 54.3mph has been my max so far... That's on the hill leading down to my house pumping the whole way... well, most of it.
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lol this guy might want to work on his aerods at such speeds rather than building a bigger gas tank...
i wont push my mtb down sealed hills above 80 kmh

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i hit about 42 mph on a 3/4 mile stretch in a 30 mph zone, the hill was pretty curvy, and i had to slow down cause the cars in front of me wernt going fast enough...
beat that record on the same road yesterday.
not much more, but my gauge read 44.3 mph
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I hit 52.3 mph down a short hill (but pretty steep) in Colorado this summer.

While I was out there, my friend hit 65.5mph on a different mountain descent (Vail Pass).
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42 mph is now my top! down a 12 percent grad so had to slow down to 30mph for cattle grid, then let it lose!
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