For bike racers, how fast have you cycled?

swift-monkey · 15th March 2004

AS above, for those have cyclometers attached to the bikes, what is your fastest speed, be it in any terrain? Off course downslope would help you much.

Let me start,

49 kmh, Woodlands road, beside the Bukit Timah Plaza.

Drudkh · 15th March 2004

Originally Posted by swift-monkey

AS above, for those have cyclometers attached to the bikes, what is your fastest speed, be it in any terrain? Off course downslope would help you much.

Let me start,

49 kmh, Woodlands road, beside the Bukit Timah Plaza.

well, i cheated, before kranji mrt towards bukit timah, there's a big slope, 55km/h.

czeyang · 15th March 2004

More than 60km/h drafting a bus. But that was some time ago.

siron · 15th March 2004

75km/h downhill with meter....actually I've been faster but not official as I had no meter then

sehsuan · 16th March 2004

heh heh, install more magnets on a calibrated bike speedo, see what insane speeds you can get

WhyZzzzzz · 16th March 2004

Originally Posted by sehsuan

heh heh, install more magnets on a calibrated bike speedo, see what insane speeds you can get

60+ on flats while sprinting

80 drafting trailers along coastal rd and probably that during stage races in m'sia going down the mountains.

patch17 · 16th March 2004

81 kmh - downhill with my mt. bike

my bro did 105 kmh with his road bike. (max indicated speed on his speedo)

we were whizzing by cars doing 60.

WhyZzzzzz · 16th March 2004

Originally Posted by patch17

81 kmh - downhill with my mt. bike

my bro did 105 kmh with his road bike. (max indicated speed on his speedo)

we were whizzing by cars doing 60.

100+ on a road bike abit unbelieveable lah. you sure your speedo was reading fine and didn't "jump"? hehhhe.

RayM · 16th March 2004

102kph from my GPS receiver, which I think is more accurate the any meter attached to bike. Was cycling along coast rd in my racing bike.

ST1100 · 16th March 2004

Originally Posted by RayM

102kph from my GPS receiver, which I think is more accurate the any meter attached to bike. Was cycling along coast rd in my racing bike.

A calibrated bike speedo is much much more accurate that a GPS speedo. In fact, even a not-so calibrated bike meter is more accurate. The GPS reports speed 'after-the-fact', based on displacement calculations per unit time. It is also unable to track the correct speed around corners unless the GPS sampling rate is extremely high. GPS tracks at 'a-few-times-per-second', the bike meter tracks per wheel revolution.

nickpower · 16th March 2004

wao u all seem quite fast.. the fastest i reach was 50+km/h on downslop and 40km/h on flat..

BTW i am selling my road bike.. u guess got any lobang? Good for a communting bike and also good for riding on trainers

Giant OCR 3
Sora drivetrain
Mavic CXP21 rims 105 hubs
Look 206 pedals
Frame is in good condition onli a bit of paint came off when i crash 2 yrs ago...

Hope to get ard 500

AReality · 16th March 2004

Mine only 65km/h leh.
Gliding down a downhill curved slope without cycling.

StreetShooter · 16th March 2004

Back in 1986 I did 80 kmh down Fidelio Street. The ambulance must have hit 90 kmh bringing me to SGH. I wouldn't know - I was unconscious. Apparently, before I passed out, I told the passerby that a dog had run out in front of me. I don't remember any of this. Cracked skull (temporal bone), permanent partial deafness right ear.

Nowadays I cycle more sedately. Still no helmet, though.

plinius · 16th March 2004

omg!!

i fell and nearly lost my 2 front teeth, as i was on SPD. the 2 teeth were badly damaged and required root canal treatment

hope that they will hold for the rest of my life............

Originally Posted by StreetShooter

Back in 1986 I did 80 kmh down Fidelio Street. The ambulance must have hit 90 kmh bringing me to SGH. I wouldn't know - I was unconscious. Apparently, before I passed out, I told the passerby that a dog had run out in front of me. I don't remember any of this. Cracked skull (temporal bone), permanent partial deafness right ear.

Nowadays I cycle more sedately. Still no helmet, though.

dirtbiker · 16th March 2004

my fastest is 85km/h average speed during a thailand dh mtb race.Didn't have the max coz they calculated the avg speed by ur timing.Btw how's your brother doing steven?Long time since i've seen him.

siron · 16th March 2004

Here's a site long ago I did...one of my crashs.

http://www.geocities.com/blurfonz/crashes.html

clive · 16th March 2004

wah kaoz...u all real chiongster siahzzz!! =) i havent buy my bike yet..lolz

dirtbiker · 16th March 2004

A shot of myself during a recent dh race in sentosa...*sigh* i miss my bike...

nickpower · 16th March 2004

there is a saying.. there are 2 types of bikers. One type is those that haven crash b4 and the other type is crash b4

i had my worst crash at sentosa. It was the NUS triathlon 2002. Was goin down slop and crash into a drain. Had 9 stiches on my cheek.....Could move my limbs for a week.......

chatswood · 17th March 2004

135 km/h on my downhill bike. It was like a breeze!!!

15th March 2004	#1
swift-monkey Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 172	For bike racers, how fast have you cycled? AS above, for those have cyclometers attached to the bikes, what is your fastest speed, be it in any terrain? Off course downslope would help you much. Let me start, 49 kmh, Woodlands road, beside the Bukit Timah Plaza.

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patch17 Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: here and there Posts: 743	81 kmh - downhill with my mt. bike my bro did 105 kmh with his road bike. (max indicated speed on his speedo) we were whizzing by cars doing 60. __________________ Today is a gift; that's why it's called the present. The toys

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AReality Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 4,407	Mine only 65km/h leh. Gliding down a downhill curved slope without cycling. __________________ . The Visual Journalist

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dirtbiker Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Singapore Posts: 257	A shot of myself during a recent dh race in sentosa...sigh i miss my bike... Last edited by dirtbiker; 16th March 2004 at 10:08 PM.

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nickpower Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Jurong West Posts: 311	Why not we share abt our crashes? there is a saying.. there are 2 types of bikers. One type is those that haven crash b4 and the other type is crash b4 i had my worst crash at sentosa. It was the NUS triathlon 2002. Was goin down slop and crash into a drain. Had 9 stiches on my cheek.....Could move my limbs for a week.......

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czeyang Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 283	More than 60km/h drafting a bus. But that was some time ago.

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siron Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: somewhere near... Posts: 2,128	75km/h downhill with meter....actually I've been faster but not official as I had no meter then

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sehsuan Deregistered Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Singapore Posts: 6,674	heh heh, install more magnets on a calibrated bike speedo, see what insane speeds you can get

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RayM Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 52	102kph from my GPS receiver, which I think is more accurate the any meter attached to bike. Was cycling along coast rd in my racing bike.

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StreetShooter Moderator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Katong Posts: 4,702	Back in 1986 I did 80 kmh down Fidelio Street. The ambulance must have hit 90 kmh bringing me to SGH. I wouldn't know - I was unconscious. Apparently, before I passed out, I told the passerby that a dog had run out in front of me. I don't remember any of this. Cracked skull (temporal bone), permanent partial deafness right ear. Nowadays I cycle more sedately. Still no helmet, though.

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clive Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 2,573	wah kaoz...u all real chiongster siahzzz!! =) i havent buy my bike yet..lolz

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chatswood Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 58	135 km/h on my downhill bike. It was like a breeze!!!