Intuition is a good thing. Listen to it.
On Friday, July 13, 2012 9:53:40 AM UTC-5, Michael Hechmer wrote:
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> I'm not a particularly anxious person, although I do get anxious when
> someone compliments my courage! I regularly downhill at 40+ mph and have
> hit 50 on good pavement and reasonab
40-50mph is motorcycle speed, which those guys/gals are running in full
leathers and a full-face helmet (the smart ones, anyway). I've rarely
exceeded 35 on a bicycle, and am in no hurry to do it again soon. A little
slower is still fun.
Joe "where ya goin in such a hurry, boy" Bernard
Vallejo
I am a "better safe than sorry" type, rather than a "throw caution to the
wind" type.
Good to see lots of people share that approach. I want all of you to be
riding in good health for a long time :-)
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Here's a vote for wisdom. You paint a picture of a beautiful area to
ride in; why hurry? And the results of a crash at the speeds you
describe are painful at the least and involve a long time off the
bike. If that's not enough, consider damage to the bike.
There's a reason those downhill racers
On a truly long and steep descent, trying to come down too slowly has its
own peril - overheated rims and blown tires. Letting the bike roll out
some allows some energy to be dissipated by the wind, sparing the brakes
for when they are really needed. It can be a fine line between
over-braking
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> Fastest I ever went was 43 mph. See, at the time I had a new bike and
> wanted to see how fast I could go on it.
> Wind was loud. Fun, but a little scary. I stayed very still on the descent.
> After I started back uphill again, I started to think about what would
> have happened if I woulda
- "The bumping was quite dramatic and I felt like one good hole could
toss me over the handle bars."
I don't think keeping your bike in control is cowardice. I think it is
being mature and responsible to yourself, your loved-ones, and to those
around you.
I would rather be getting euphori
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> No reason to speed on the bike.
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> Live to ride another day
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Did 49 mph on my V2 recumbent and glanced down to see my speed nudging the
bars slightly which moved me ten feet towards the center of a two lane
highway. Glad there were no cars coming up behind me at 60mph. Also did an
estimated 50-55 mph on a long steep downhill and a truck pulled out at the
Ah, the late '80s and early '90s. I rode a loop in Arkansas fairly often that
went from Ponca on the Buffalo River to Jasper, then Just short of Harrison and
back to Ponca? Logged here by other start/stop riders, I always began in Ponca
with Mt. Sherman in my face, climbing the switchbacks into
In fairness to Grant re: the helmet issue, I've seen him headed up Mt. Diablo
with one strapped to the bars. It's safe to assume it's not still on the bars
on the way down..
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Oh I am not one to harp on people for not wearing one but I treat mine
like seatbelt, i just strap it on before I go out. I am not sure what the
big deal is about wearing a helmet though. Back in the day they sucked and
made you sweat like crazy but these new ones are nice and Airy although
maybe
Or use disks. That's one of the reasons we got disks on the new
tandem, though I still alternate front/rear to allow the disks
themselves to cool.
It's been interesting to see how people limit their speeds. I do if
I'm unsure of the road but if it's a nice, visible road with no cross
traffic I t
My strategy, when i want to slow down while going down, is to pump the rear
brake. This minimizes the chance of locking up, provides some cooling and
keeps the powerful front brake in reserve, So far so good.
I do appreciate all those who have posted that caution trumps adrenalin
rushes on do
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