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Sounds about right... 18-22mph? I pedaled 950 miles in seven days once. Best day on the trip 160 miles. Long days but several stops each day eg four meals a day (and *still* losing weight!)
loCk
loCk
Link
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I can do ~25mph on the flat in semi-baggy pants with a loose tee-shirt and a backpack, so pretty good. I can outrace anyone I know, and that's on a cheap mountainbike 8).
Lance still has 5mph on me, though :?.
Lance still has 5mph on me, though :?.
Jozzer
100 kW
I tailed 2 lads on mountain bikes on the flat who maintained 25MPH for 6 miles, I was pretty impressed. Of course, theres always someone who'll say they can ride at 30+mph all day (guy next doors told me this last week).
Jay64
100 kW
I don't know what my top speed is, but on my ezip, the motor cuts out at 20mph, and there are many times that I have the motor cut out on me while I am commuting to work. I would guess that I typically pedal about 22mph once I am at speed, and I would guess that if I was trying to push it for speeds sake, I could probably get up to at least 25mph. But I'm old and I don't like doing things the hard way, that's why I like the motors. :lol:
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D-Man said:
Classic ten speed road bike from the late 60's made by Mercier. At the time they had a reputation for good quality mid-range bikes... Poor mans Peugeot I guess...
The body builds muscle fast. I was used to doing 120+ mile days on weekends, but day after day and the leg muscles just expanded... About day 4 I had to slit the sides of my shorts `cause they'd gone tight and were cutting off blood circulation.
Folks thing adaptation takes generations. Nope. It happens in days! After a week on the bike, walking was like being back on shore after some time under sail. Staggering around with all the wrong muscles for walking!
Smooth pavements. Never even got a flat tire. Yah, the bike was new-ish, and in good shape to begin with.
Yes, you should have the bike properly sized for your body measurements! Read somewhere that one study found something like 94% of bike riders are on bikes that were not adjusted correctly. Less efficient and probably not as safe as could be.
Ya just need to be checking the bike as you go. Preventative maintenance rather than emergency maintenance!
I did get the bike from a pro shop to get the pro advice on bike and gear.
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Jozzer said:
Yeah, the owner of a bike shop told me he could do 30 mph but it has to be on a slight downhill. I'd imagine with the wind also. In other words, "in perfect conditions".
Well all I know is I can only pedal about 2 mph above whatever my top speed is. So maybe if I went to 54 volts and pedalled as hard as I can go I could hit 30 mph. Can anyone else pedal more then 2 mph above? I assume you can't pedal above your no load speed for direct drive hub motor?
lazarus2405
10 kW
Last time I pedaled was when I drained my batts faster than I expected. Keeping my 5304 above 15mph was a workout. :-/
fitek
1 kW
My cousin lent me his road bike and I managed 27mph tops. I was wearing shorts, a t-shirt, and sandals. 27 was really hard to reach. 26 was easier, but about 23 was far more comfortable.
I think I maxed out my LWB 'bent at about 23 on flat ground. Can't quite remember. My SWB Kollmorgen powered bent maxed out at 21, though 19 was more typical. That's just fine because I had to put 0 effort into going that fast.
I know I have gone much faster downhill on the LWB 'bent. The brakes melted trying to stop and I was terrified I was going to get smashed by a car since I was helplessly shooting past stop signs. Upgraded the brakes after that...
I think I maxed out my LWB 'bent at about 23 on flat ground. Can't quite remember. My SWB Kollmorgen powered bent maxed out at 21, though 19 was more typical. That's just fine because I had to put 0 effort into going that fast.
I know I have gone much faster downhill on the LWB 'bent. The brakes melted trying to stop and I was terrified I was going to get smashed by a car since I was helplessly shooting past stop signs. Upgraded the brakes after that...
Generally around here the fast riders I see are hardcore-ish looking commuter type, in summer I'll cross maybe one per month. Road bike/lycra dudes I'll cross a fast one maybe once per two months or so, almost always with a CBSF jersy.
mvadventure
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In my best biking condition, riding a aluminum Cannondale hybrid, 23 MPH for two miles and then DONE. Of course I was a young 55 then and 20 pounds lighter. If I had any serious distance to travel I tried to average 14 and that's hard in a headwind.
But, I eventually learned something. A bike is fun to ride when you don't try to make every minute of travel count and you go slow enough to see and smell the stuff around you. Jasmine in the spring are intoxicating, potholes are nothing when you go around them slowly and arriving in a shirt that isn't sopping wet is much nicer. So, ten years ago I discovered ebiking and haven't left yet. Had to pedal my 5304 home last week and it just about killed me. (1 mile)
Mike
But, I eventually learned something. A bike is fun to ride when you don't try to make every minute of travel count and you go slow enough to see and smell the stuff around you. Jasmine in the spring are intoxicating, potholes are nothing when you go around them slowly and arriving in a shirt that isn't sopping wet is much nicer. So, ten years ago I discovered ebiking and haven't left yet. Had to pedal my 5304 home last week and it just about killed me. (1 mile)
Mike
lazarus2405
10 kW
Yep, they're a royal pain to pedal. If it's just because the batts are low, you can give it just an amp or so to cancel out the drag while you do most of the work. Hills, though, will kill you.
Ben
100 W
The fastest I've taken my road bike on flat ground so far is ~60ish (k's). Bum on the seat too.
I wouldn't have much chance of sustaining that for a very long time and I really don't want to fall of at that speed.
As for average speed, I have no clue.
I wouldn't have much chance of sustaining that for a very long time and I really don't want to fall of at that speed.
As for average speed, I have no clue.
Ben
100 W
Avanti Carbonio 1.0. Got it late last year.
I'm sure BiGH has gone faster, I think he may have gone to ~90?.
Edit: Yeah BiGH wins.
I'm sure BiGH has gone faster, I think he may have gone to ~90?.
Edit: Yeah BiGH wins.
I just paced a guy on a skateboard doing 17 mph. I never seen a guy go that fast on one before. I caught up with him at the light and he said it was a "longboard" and had oversize wheels on it built for speed. It looked like he was going to pull a hamstring muscle on every "foot thrust." He was trying to beat me before the light turned red.
Mark_A_W
100 kW
My bike is not particularly powerful compared to most here.
But no lycra has ever overtaken me, and I've lost track of the expensive carbon I've left in the dust
I love the look you get when you overtake them (with their heads down on the aerobars, fully spandexed, pedalling like crazy).
I'm sitting bolt upright, trying my best to look nonchalant, while I pedal like crazy too - but hiding it
But no lycra has ever overtaken me, and I've lost track of the expensive carbon I've left in the dust
I love the look you get when you overtake them (with their heads down on the aerobars, fully spandexed, pedalling like crazy).
I'm sitting bolt upright, trying my best to look nonchalant, while I pedal like crazy too - but hiding it
knightmb
100 kW
Ah yes, my favorite too. In my bike club, we have many people that train for the Tour de France rides. These guys ride about 35 miles every day and about 35 mph too. I followed a group (it was about 20 in training) and they were doing the rotating pace line. Doing that, these guys were easily averaging 25 to 30 MPH everywhere we went (up or down hills). It was very impressive to watch people going as fast as I was, but without a motor.Mark_A_W said:My bike is not particularly powerful compared to most here.
But no lycra has ever overtaken me, and I've lost track of the expensive carbon I've left in the dust
I love the look you get when you overtake them (with their heads down on the aerobars, fully spandexed, pedalling like crazy).
I'm sitting bolt upright, trying my best to look nonchalant, while I pedal like crazy too - but hiding it
What's funny is, most don't even know I have an e-bike and they think I'm a Lance clone when they see me keeping up on my hybrid urban cruiser with large wheels, shocks, a huge pack in the back, etc.
The rest that do know, they never complain about it. For them, it's motivation to stay ahead of the "cyborg" cyclist behind them.
lazarus2405
10 kW
"cyborg cyclists"
I love it!
I love it!
Yo
When I had my stock USPD it would do about 18mph max and less up hills of course, I was tailed by a lycra who pushed hard but got past me up this hill and looked over and said, that looks heavy! this was the spur that made me modify the bike and sent me on my way to making 4 different rides including the KMX and the BMX all of which fly!! ha ha, since then I have never ever had any cyclist overtake me at any time and in fact I have come close to overtaking mopeds and cars! ha ha that is the e-difference.
Road cyclists can go at a good speed though if the conditions are right but get them in to a head wind or up a hill and even the lower end of ebikers will peddle past, tour cyclists can of course hold a similar pace but dont forget some of them guys have help that isnt always quite legal either!!
I tend to stay just behind lycras and push them its more fun! you can pass them without even trying and if they spot the motor its not as much fun, generally if you stay behind them sipping your drink and coughing or whistling its more fun! ha ha, although in reality I have a great respect for roadies and their strength and fitness its just a bit of fun and part of the overall buzz of e-biking.
Knoxie
When I had my stock USPD it would do about 18mph max and less up hills of course, I was tailed by a lycra who pushed hard but got past me up this hill and looked over and said, that looks heavy! this was the spur that made me modify the bike and sent me on my way to making 4 different rides including the KMX and the BMX all of which fly!! ha ha, since then I have never ever had any cyclist overtake me at any time and in fact I have come close to overtaking mopeds and cars! ha ha that is the e-difference.
Road cyclists can go at a good speed though if the conditions are right but get them in to a head wind or up a hill and even the lower end of ebikers will peddle past, tour cyclists can of course hold a similar pace but dont forget some of them guys have help that isnt always quite legal either!!
I tend to stay just behind lycras and push them its more fun! you can pass them without even trying and if they spot the motor its not as much fun, generally if you stay behind them sipping your drink and coughing or whistling its more fun! ha ha, although in reality I have a great respect for roadies and their strength and fitness its just a bit of fun and part of the overall buzz of e-biking.
Knoxie
recumbent
100 kW
I was following two roadies with my "bent" bike, once they spotted me in thier mirror they were off, try to beat the recumbent bike at all cost That's when i opened her up to full throttle and started to peddle also to make atop speed of only 28 mph (45km/h) and the frockers stayed ahead of me, evenly paced, i was very impressed, so i stayed behind for a couple km's and turned around in shame and headed home. They won that sprint, and i'm sure they relished it when they rested. They earned my respect, basterds.
27 mph or (43km/h) is the speed most roadies pedal fast at a steady speed, i'm sure bursts can go a little faster, but 27 is the magic number i've recorded often with others, as well as me when i was younger.
That's when i opened her up to full throttle and started to peddle also to make atop speed of only 28 mph (45km/h) and the frockers stayed ahead of me, evenly paced, i was very impressed, so i stayed behind for a couple km's and turned around in shame and headed home. They won that sprint, and i'm sure they relished it when they rested. They earned my respect, basterds.27 mph or (43km/h) is the speed most roadies pedal fast at a steady speed, i'm sure bursts can go a little faster, but 27 is the magic number i've recorded often with others, as well as me when i was younger.
davespicer
100 W
I can relate to this. My RANS Fusion is a 2006 which has very tall gearing - top is 123 inches. Coming down a fairly steep hill with the original Primo Comets on it, I was able to spin up to 41.5 mph by my speedometer. Changing tires to something more rail-trail suitable dropped that by several mph. Just as well; I don't think my legs were designed to pump that fast!fitek said:
On level ground... um, not so much
- Dave