whats your top speed of all time?

[Gooserider]

"Rich" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Gooserider wrote:
>
>> Big ring and sprinting as hard as I can. No helmet, either.
>
> OH MY GOD! YOU COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED!!!!

Every man dies. Not every man truly lives.

Props to Mel Gibson

 

[[email protected]]

Terminal velocity for a human body falling stable, face to earth, arms
and legs extended but relaxed, is around 120mph, with alot of
variables. Figure somewhere between 110 and 125mph or so. Falling
unstable or tumbling, quite a bit faster. Falling head down, arms
against body, legs extended, somewhere between 180 and 200 mph or so.
Wind noise so loud your ears will ring for hours!

 

[di]

>
How about 135 in an automobile and a little over 450 mph in an airplane
once, but I'm sure that's slow compared to some on this list.

 

[C.J.Patten]

"di" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:3RvJe.313$zr.219@okepread07...
>
>
>>
> How about 135 in an automobile and a little over 450 mph in an airplane
> once, but I'm sure that's slow compared to some on this list.


Since you mention it... about 600mph as a crew-member onboard a plane (but I
think we have an ex-Navy pilot here so he'll likely give that a pasting

Only 59mph on a bike, down a hill, pedalling in top gear like crazy. Never
gotten close to that again - scared the hell out of myself.

 

[Roadie58er]

I hit 47mph twice one on a long down hill and once on a long flat road
(slinght incline) behind a gravel hauler then coasted down for about a
mile.

sprinting on rollers I hit 60mph for an instant just enough to register
as a max speed

 

[Michael Warner]

On 7 Aug 2005 13:08:33 -0700, [email protected] wrote:

> Terminal velocity for a human body falling stable, face to earth, arms
> and legs extended but relaxed, is around 120mph, with alot of
> variables. Figure somewhere between 110 and 125mph or so. Falling
> unstable or tumbling, quite a bit faster. Falling head down, arms
> against body, legs extended, somewhere between 180 and 200 mph or so.
> Wind noise so loud your ears will ring for hours!

Some keen skydiver/cyclist ought to take his bike up and see how fast he
can free-fall while riding directing downwards

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[Tom Keats]

In article <[email protected]>,
Michael Warner <[email protected]> writes:
> On 7 Aug 2005 13:08:33 -0700, [email protected] wrote:
>
>> Terminal velocity for a human body falling stable, face to earth, arms
>> and legs extended but relaxed, is around 120mph, with alot of
>> variables. Figure somewhere between 110 and 125mph or so. Falling
>> unstable or tumbling, quite a bit faster. Falling head down, arms
>> against body, legs extended, somewhere between 180 and 200 mph or so.
>> Wind noise so loud your ears will ring for hours!
>
> Some keen skydiver/cyclist ought to take his bike up and see how fast he
> can free-fall while riding directing downwards

Not me

But I'm not a skydiver/cyclist either, and probably never will be.
And if I ever was, I wouldn't be a keen one.

Sometimes it's best just to take Science's word for it.

That experiment would have been right up Gallileo's alley, though.
I bet he'd have had a lot of fun with figuring bikes out.


cheers,
Tom

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[Rich]

Michael Warner wrote:

> Some keen skydiver/cyclist ought to take his bike up and see how fast he
> can free-fall while riding directing downwards

http://www.aerialextreme.com/

Third picture down. Looks cool.

 

[mo fo]

OK, HE is the fastest ever!
~Rob

"Rich" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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: Michael Warner wrote:
:
: > Some keen skydiver/cyclist ought to take his bike up and see
how fast he
: > can free-fall while riding directing downwards
:
: http://www.aerialextreme.com/
:
: Third picture down. Looks cool.

 

[SlowRider]

50 mph down a steep hill; I started to feather the brakes when I hit
~45. A friend of mine has done 60+ on the same hill, using aero bars.

I hit 32mph on a flat road one time, sprinting to make a traffic light,
and just yesterday I hit 27 mph going up a (very) slight incline to
make a light. Spent the next 5 minutes wheezing.


-JR

 

[H M Leary]

In article <[email protected]>,
"SlowRider" <[email protected]> wrote:

> 50 mph down a steep hill; I started to feather the brakes when I hit
> ~45. A friend of mine has done 60+ on the same hill, using aero bars.
>
> I hit 32mph on a flat road one time, sprinting to make a traffic light,
> and just yesterday I hit 27 mph going up a (very) slight incline to
> make a light. Spent the next 5 minutes wheezing.
>
>
> -JR

Was that You???

I was behind you, but I had to wheeeeze for 10minutes!

I got 32mph on a 2percent downgrade last week. Thought I was gonna die
finnishing the last 4 miles of flat MUP!

HAND

 

[[email protected]]

Gooserider wrote:
> I live in Florida, so it's not super hilly. We do have hills, though, and
> one of them is 7 miles into my commute. The hill is 200 yards long, then the
> road heads downhill for 2 miles through a subdivision. I've hit 50 in the
> subdivision, even passing cars. That gets a doubletake from the driver, for
> sure. It's a nice subdivision, because it has tons of sidewalks for the
> morning walkers, and car traffic is very light.

I could almost believe you, until you try to claim a 2 mile long
downhill run in Florida. With a high point of 345 ft and a low point
of 0, if we connected those on a two mile ramp we would have a 3.4%
grade, and I would call that a nominal hill. But I seriously doubt you
are claiming that this 2 mile stretch goes from the top of Britton hill
to the ocean, so .....

The second part that makes me skeptical is your claim in a followup
message that you powered up to 50MPH. Even with a 53x11, it would
require a cadence in the high 120's - not impossible buy improbable
that a recreational rider could do that. Color me doubting .. and I am
not from Missouri.

BTW, I have done in the upper 50's (MPH), but that is on real hills (>
6% grade - SF Bay area and the Sierra Nevada) with long, straight runs.
With speeds that high you want good tires, good road surface, and
nothing in front of you ... and especially no roads/driveways entering
from the sides.

- rick

 

[rcoder]

My fastest (at least while riding with a 'puter, which is pretty rare
for me) was 49.6 MPH on California Hwy 1, on a fully-loaded touring
bike carrying 35-40 lbs. of gear. I probably still had a bit of speed
to be gained over that if I had pushed it, but I was honestly worried
about the old single-pivot calipers being able to take the speed back
off.

-Lennon

 

[David L. Johnson]

On Sun, 07 Aug 2005 02:03:51 +0000, mo fo wrote:

> Acers! But I was just curious as to what some other people's top
> speeds are, and how do you feel when you're flying at the seat of
> your pants at that speed?

I recall several downhills over 50, but don't have a record number that I
recall. No problems (with current bike, anyway).

One personal craziest I did note was 35mph downhill on a 70" fixed gear.
Since 100rpm corresponds to 20mph, my feet were moving pretty fast.

--

David L. Johnson

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[Ningi]

C.J.Patten wrote:
> "di" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:3RvJe.313$zr.219@okepread07...
>
>>
>>How about 135 in an automobile and a little over 450 mph in an airplane
>>once, but I'm sure that's slow compared to some on this list.
>
>
>
> Since you mention it... about 600mph as a crew-member onboard a plane (but I
> think we have an ex-Navy pilot here so he'll likely give that a pasting
>

1350 mph here.

On the bike, 49.3 mph freewheeling downhill on my MTB in New Zealand
while cycle touring.

Pete

 

[C.J.Patten]

"Ningi" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>>>How about 135 in an automobile and a little over 450 mph in an airplane
>>>once, but I'm sure that's slow compared to some on this list.
>>
>> Since you mention it... about 600mph as a crew-member onboard a plane
>> (but I think we have an ex-Navy pilot here so he'll likely give that a
>> pasting
>>
>
> 1350 mph here.
>
> On the bike, 49.3 mph freewheeling downhill on my MTB in New Zealand while
> cycle touring.


Can you tell us what you did 1350 in or is that one of those "I can tell
you, but I'd have to kill you" things...

 

[Michael Warner]

On Sun, 07 Aug 2005 22:05:22 -0600, Rich wrote:

> http://www.aerialextreme.com/
>
> Third picture down. Looks cool.

Nah, he's still riding down a 70 degree virtual hill

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[Mark Hickey]

[email protected] wrote:

>
>Gooserider wrote:
>> I live in Florida, so it's not super hilly. We do have hills, though, and
>> one of them is 7 miles into my commute. The hill is 200 yards long, then the
>> road heads downhill for 2 miles through a subdivision. I've hit 50 in the
>> subdivision, even passing cars. That gets a doubletake from the driver, for
>> sure. It's a nice subdivision, because it has tons of sidewalks for the
>> morning walkers, and car traffic is very light.
>
>I could almost believe you, until you try to claim a 2 mile long
>downhill run in Florida. With a high point of 345 ft and a low point
>of 0, if we connected those on a two mile ramp we would have a 3.4%
>grade, and I would call that a nominal hill. But I seriously doubt you
>are claiming that this 2 mile stretch goes from the top of Britton hill
>to the ocean, so .....

He doesn't say it's a 2 mile hill, but that the "road heads
downhill"... which could mean a lot of things short of a (substantial)
3.4% grade. Remember the OP is in Florida, where the definition of
"hill" is a little different... ;-)

>The second part that makes me skeptical is your claim in a followup
>message that you powered up to 50MPH. Even with a 53x11, it would
>require a cadence in the high 120's - not impossible buy improbable
>that a recreational rider could do that. Color me doubting .. and I am
>not from Missouri.

120-130 rpm is NOT all that difficult. I have seen "Mount" Dora in
Florida, and don't doubt for a minute that a serious rider with a
little wind (and there's always wind in Florida) could hit 50mph on
that hill. I've done well over 40mph on the flat along the ocean with
some of those famous Florida breezes... so I doubt 50mph is
unthinkable elsewhere in the state (assuming a tailwind and a fit
rider).

>BTW, I have done in the upper 50's (MPH), but that is on real hills (>
>6% grade - SF Bay area and the Sierra Nevada) with long, straight runs.
> With speeds that high you want good tires, good road surface, and
>nothing in front of you ... and especially no roads/driveways entering
>from the sides.

The fastest I ever went was on a skinny little Vermont country road,
twisting down a really STEEP hill. That was a white-knuckler for
sure.

Mark Hickey
Habanero Cycles
http://www.habcycles.com
Home of the $795 ti frame

 

[AustinMN]

Rich wrote:
>
> http://www.aerialextreme.com/
>
> Third picture down. Looks cool.

That's cool, but what's the point with the jet ski???

Austin

 

[Mike Latondresse]

[email protected] wrote in
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> BTW, I have done in the upper 50's (MPH), but that is on real
> hills (> 6% grade - SF Bay area and the Sierra Nevada) with long,
> straight runs.

My point exactly