CobbDude got me thinking when he mentioned wearing baggy clothes to keep speed down on descents.
Living by the local mountains and having done plenty of climbing and descending I've grown quite comfortable at good speeds.
Pretty comfortable hitting 40 on rides. I once sat up no hands at 30 mph just to see if I could. But just once and won't make a habit of it. I did so after reading posts in a cycling forum where a few riders were frightened by hitting 30.
30 rolling down mountain roads and switchbacks around here is like doing 20 on a flat trail that comfortable.
Few times I descended 40 mile downhills on centuries with 10,000 ft of gain. 40 miles downhill at 30 tp 42 mph quite comfortable.
So 30 is easy. 40 takes some attention. 45 really gets my attention.
56 on our tandem. Too scary though bike is rock solid. Just too any what it's to think about. Once was enough.
Living by the local mountains and having done plenty of climbing and descending I've grown quite comfortable at good speeds.
Pretty comfortable hitting 40 on rides. I once sat up no hands at 30 mph just to see if I could. But just once and won't make a habit of it. I did so after reading posts in a cycling forum where a few riders were frightened by hitting 30.
30 rolling down mountain roads and switchbacks around here is like doing 20 on a flat trail that comfortable.
Few times I descended 40 mile downhills on centuries with 10,000 ft of gain. 40 miles downhill at 30 tp 42 mph quite comfortable.
So 30 is easy. 40 takes some attention. 45 really gets my attention.
56 on our tandem. Too scary though bike is rock solid. Just too any what it's to think about. Once was enough.