Fastest on a bike

[ptourkin]

Tandems going over Towne Pass on the old Furnace Creek 508 route hit 70+.

[martl]

Originally Posted by Tickdoc

much more impressive from the skill involved and sheer power, but no where near as impressive in the "look at the balls on that guy" reality of strapping a rocket onto a bicycle and hanging on.....imo.

Engineering ingenuity vs. an attempt to win the darwin award

BTW, my personal high was a bit over 100km/h down the Kühtai/Tirol/Austria, best spot in the Alps i've ssen for nonsense like this (talk about Darwin award). Was a hoot, though.

[lucieli]

About 20 years ago while riding from Boston to Brattleboro, I hit 57mph on my old Yo Eddy (with Avocet road tires). I was pushing for 60 but the bike was feeling so unstable and I was on an unfamiliar road so I backed off. Have since gotten in to the low 40's on my road bikes but have not seen 50+ since

[tctyres]

Fastest this year was probably 55.2 mph on my commute. I regularly hit 40+.

These are on downhill sections.