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Old 30-06.-2005, 06:48 PM   #16
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been 42mph down a hill going to school. that woke me up!
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Old 01-07.-2005, 02:14 AM   #17
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Woah! Still trying to beat 38.4mph.....lol
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Old 01-07.-2005, 03:08 PM   #18
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Totaly Lame

Check this out............. http://www.swissrocketman.com/ete03.html
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Old 03-07.-2005, 06:35 AM   #19
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'round here, 50mph/ 80kph everyday easy pure coasting descent.

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My top speed down a hill curently rests at 34.2mph, isn't that fast compared to some of you guys!

So what's your highest speed ever achieved!
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Old 07-07.-2005, 12:00 PM   #20
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41.4 MPH, once I pop on my Rolf Vector Pro's I should be able to break 45 MPH
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Old 09-07.-2005, 07:25 AM   #21
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96km/h coming down the Col d'Ares in the pyrenees(france)
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Old 12-07.-2005, 07:00 AM   #22
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i did 41 mph down a hill in town the other day, managed 38mph on a stepper one tooday, if i hadn't have held back, who knows how fast i could have gone, i'll have to try it again, but it was about 25 miles away from home!!
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Old 17-07.-2005, 11:49 PM   #23
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55km/h on singletrack, 85-90km/h on a paved road .
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Old 02-08.-2005, 03:18 PM   #24
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i hit about 42 mph on a 3/4 mile stretch in a 30 mph zone, the hill was pretty curvy, and i had to slow down cause the cars in front of me wernt going fast enough...
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Old 07-08.-2005, 12:52 AM   #25
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Hey,

My top speed down a hill curently rests at 34.2mph, isn't that fast compared to some of you guys!

So what's your highest speed ever achieved!

well about a year ago at camp, we were going down 12% grades in west VA. i was going mid 40's with tons of turns. Most cars couldn't pass us since the speed limit aat the most was only 35.
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Light Speed! Kidding. 54.3mph has been my max so far... That's on the hill leading down to my house pumping the whole way... well, most of it.
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Old 11-09.-2005, 05:23 PM   #27
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lol this guy might want to work on his aerods at such speeds rather than building a bigger gas tank...
i wont push my mtb down sealed hills above 80 kmh

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Old 13-09.-2005, 08:21 AM   #28
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i hit about 42 mph on a 3/4 mile stretch in a 30 mph zone, the hill was pretty curvy, and i had to slow down cause the cars in front of me wernt going fast enough...

beat that record on the same road yesterday.
not much more, but my gauge read 44.3 mph
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Old 15-09.-2005, 10:26 AM   #29
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I hit 52.3 mph down a short hill (but pretty steep) in Colorado this summer.

While I was out there, my friend hit 65.5mph on a different mountain descent (Vail Pass).
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Old 15-09.-2005, 04:33 PM   #30
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42 mph is now my top! down a 12 percent grad so had to slow down to 30mph for cattle grid, then let it lose!
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