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Originally Posted by mikeferg75
Come ride with me in Boulder, 40 mph is a daily thing, 50 is tougher but happens quite a bit.
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Down how steep a grade?
Like i said.
The original post suggested sprints up to 50 or 60 mph.
In my sprinting days I could hit the mid 30's but not for very long. No one else could either. Not on level ground. Not without drafting behind a semi.
In 1980 I worked on a shimano recumbent that was to be entered in the human powered races. I built custom wheels for it.
It was very light, very small frontal area, was high tech for the day and was full aero. Lightweight teardrop style shell.
I might have been able to hit 50 or maybe 60 in it on level ground but that would still be a stretch.