How fast is too fast for you?

if you’re gonna go for it, may as well go big!!!!

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An acquaintance just posted his Haleakala summit ride from 2 days ago. Looks like he kept it under 40 on the way down. Crazy...
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Must be the US !!!!!!
It's Scotland :) Rab is bombing steep road descents on a road e-bike!
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I wrote earlier it was difficult to ride slow on high mountain descents. Now, reconsidering, I would say it is hard to ride fast during the full blown Winter. My average speed of yesterday's ride was only 14.9 km/h, and I considered riding at 19 km/h as very fast! It is not only you are riding a slippery road (even on studded tyres) but also you would like to diminish the wind chill factor... I'm talking about riding during the frost.
 
I have been to 45 mph on the Gazelle downhill. The gear ratio is a little low for much above that in the stock gearing configuration. Bike was very stable, but the wind in my eyes had me crying like a little girl. Life is fun!!
 
Got to 46 mph on my SS e-bike, my analog SS bike, and about the same on my analog Canyon geared bike. Don’t think I’d want to go any faster, and I’m aero’d and geared out way before then anyway. Only got there by spinning as fast as possible (120-130 rpm with the SS) and getting very aero down a steep descent.

Regularly get to 38+ mph on almost every ride. Can’t get enough fun downhills in an aero position!
 
Slow and easy for me. I ride off road.
Too fast is when I push the throttle.
I went for a 5 mile ride just counting bridges.
 

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There's a downhill section of my regular circuit where I often reach nearly 60kph. The bike still feels plenty stable at that speed, but I don't think that I would want to go much faster. ;)
 
I'm counting bridges if I go too fast I will miss counting.
 

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I am a creature of habit. I tend to ride leisurely the same 4.5 mile route at about 10 to 12 MPH every day. As I ride I enjoy checking out everything around me so I don't go very fast. As I observe other riders many seem their goal is ride fast and cover as much territory in as short a time as possible. To each his own as the saying goes.
 
Normally ride 10-20 mph at low assist and keep it under 30 mph on paved descents. As @teskow and other have noted, much to be said for smelling the roses at 10 mph.

In a moment of insanity, let it roll to 36 mph once. Bike felt fine, but at age 75, a fall at that speed could easily be life-changing. And wife would kill me if the fall didn't.
 
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How fast is too fast for me, well that depends on many things on a particular day. If I am out to reach a destination far away or I am just out joy riding to see the scenery and smell the roses. whatever the spirit moves me to ride like that day. If I am going down hill on a straight, smooth road and riding a stable bike I take what I can get. I am not sure what that speed might be except it would be FAST.
 
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