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#107833 - 10/05/07 06:58 AM 130mph on a mountain bike
LED Offline
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Registered: 09/01/05
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Granted he's going down a snow covered mountain, but still, thats pretty fast for a bicycle.

http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2007/09/bike-hits-1307-.html

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#107834 - 10/05/07 07:19 AM Re: 130mph on a mountain bike [Re: LED]
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No thanks, 115mph on a motorcycle, on an Interstate, was scarey enough for me,,,,in the days when I as young & stupid!!
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#107851 - 10/05/07 02:40 PM Re: 130mph on a mountain bike [Re: LED]
OldBaldGuy Offline
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Registered: 09/30/01
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How do you hold you breath for 40 seconds while screaming your head off???
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#107858 - 10/05/07 04:33 PM Re: 130mph on a mountain bike [Re: OldBaldGuy]
Kris Offline
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Originally Posted By: OldBaldGuy
How do you hold you breath for 40 seconds while screaming your head off???


Don't know... but it would be cool to give it a shot!!!
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#107873 - 10/05/07 07:22 PM Re: 130mph on a mountain bike [Re: Kris]
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"...it would be cool to give it a shot!!!..."

You have fun. I always prefered my speed in a black and white Mustang or Camero (or '69 Dodge 440 magnum). Try 150+ on I-5 if you want to get your juices flowing...
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#107899 - 10/06/07 12:40 AM Re: 130mph on a mountain bike [Re: wildman800]
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Registered: 08/14/05
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OBG, There is a movie...I think it was The Abyss....one of its tag lines was....You can't hold your breath and scream at the same time.....

Sounds like someone else could use it too....

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#107903 - 10/06/07 01:14 AM Re: 130mph on a mountain bike [Re: CJK]
Susan Offline
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Registered: 01/21/04
Posts: 5163
Loc: W. WA
Well.... I've found something that I would like to do less than housework. It ranks right down there with being in the Deepwater Bomb Squad.

Sue

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#107941 - 10/06/07 05:14 PM Re: 130mph on a mountain bike [Re: LED]
Chris Kavanaugh Offline
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Registered: 02/09/01
Posts: 3824
My brother was arrested off campus at UCLA for doing 90 down a hill on a now collectable italian bike. My only comment is packmules , hikers ( and mountain lions- score 1 lions 0 bikers in socal) have been known to use the same trails mountain bikers like to careen on.

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#107957 - 10/06/07 11:00 PM Re: 130mph on a mountain bike [Re: Chris Kavanaugh]
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A friend of mine got a speeding ticket from the AP's on Keesler AFB one time, but he was only going something like 35 in a 25 zone...
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#108020 - 10/07/07 09:47 PM Re: 130mph on a mountain bike [Re: Chris Kavanaugh]
Am_Fear_Liath_Mor Offline
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Registered: 08/03/07
Posts: 3078
Quote:
My brother was arrested off campus at UCLA for doing 90 down a hill on a now collectable italian bike


Was that 90 mph or 90 Kph (56 mph)?

The fastest I've ever been on bicycle is 57 mph descending Mt Olympus. Anything over 60 mph is probably a bit of an exaggeration as even Tour de France riders decending from Alpine Mountains rarely descend faster than this.

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