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[–] rbos@lemmy.ca 2 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Downhill, maybe. I average like 20, though I don't push super hard.

[–] BCsven@lemmy.ca 0 points 5 days ago (1 children)

On a mountain bike tire maybe, but a roadbike tire and dual chain ring and cassette, if you aren't a kid or senior you can easily do 30km/h and sustain it. Downhill sections I have seen 55-60 km/h on my bike computer, and that is with little effort because my front end gets twitchy when the grade is steep and speed is that high

[–] rbos@lemmy.ca 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I was thinking more relaxed, city streets, stop signs every block. Average speed.

[–] BCsven@lemmy.ca 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

True, but If you have been to Vancouver you'd know that cyclists don't stop at stop signs :)

[–] rbos@lemmy.ca 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I can throw a rock and hit Vancouver!

Mind I'd have to walk a few minutes first.

Even with rolling stops, my tracking usually puts me around 20, 25 if I hustle a bit.

[–] BCsven@lemmy.ca 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

What tires are you running on?

[–] rbos@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

The kind you pump air into? Less nobbly than mountain bike tires, not as thin as road bike tires. The type of tire is the bike shop's problem.

[–] BCsven@lemmy.ca 1 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

I mean for speed, the type of tire affects your rolling friction

[–] rbos@lemmy.ca 1 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

I guess. Why do I want to go faster?

[–] BCsven@lemmy.ca 1 points 6 hours ago

? Amnesia maybe. Original comment I replied to was you said 30-35 on a bike was not possible and maybe on downhill, and that you averaged 20 km/h. 30 is easily a steady pace on smooth narrower tires. That's how we got here LOL