nnnn.... don't think so!
Posted On Friday, July 24, 2009 at at 9:19 PM by MTB ManA few rides ago my bike computer registered a max speed of 44.5mph. On that ride, it the fastest speed would have been obtained on a small hill that I usually do in the low to mid 30s.
Next ride I tried to repeat the performance. It's a dip down and then a short but steep hill up to Meads Lane. Which is sort of the plateau.
I will usually hammer it on the way down in my highest gear getting my cadence well over 100. Then eventually shifting down to low gear on the upside but trying to keep my cadence above 80.
Yep, this time, as hard as I went, top speed was only 37.8mph. Another case of the computer crazies.
Usually though, when the computer goes bonkers with the max speed, it says 77mph so I KNOW that ain't right!
The fastest I've ever gone on the bike is 45 and that's fast enough for me. I would hate to have a flat on the front tire at that speed! Hey, it happens!
I've been having a great couple of weeks, though, riding the LeTour Challenge from MapMyRide.
I usually ride the "Dunkin' Donut" cause that's just about an hour and that's all the time I have either before or after work during the week.
I'll sprint the sections between intersections and rest in between. It works out pretty well and I'm pushing 15mph average on the hard days.
Today I used the BlackBerry GPS app and it actually worked! Although it shorted me a mile as usual cause it doesn't follow the roads when I get really twisty and turny but kind of goes as the crow flies.
The key, I think, is to pull the battery to do a hard reset before using it.
Two more days left of the Tour de France!
