Victor I
aka Ridgehog
Knowing you, it was probably up hill ?
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Juggernaut
Master of the Metaphor
On a “good” winding road it’s like the first lap on a recently zambonied sheet of ice which for me is as close to my vision of heaven as anything I’ve encountered.
Paul H
Fearless OOS Poser
Not trying to take anything away from you.... but could it be a strava goof like mine?
Cuz there is no way I could have hit 56mph on 8ave around the PABT area.... or any other place for that matter
rick81721
Lothar
Where? Fastest I ever hit was 45.2 down Hopewell-Amwell hump last summer
Eagle road southbound in upper Makefield.
Victor I
aka Ridgehog
Come join me on the hill and find out ?
Paul H
Fearless OOS Poser
I shall... not to validate.... but just to ride with you.
rick81721
Lothar
IOW, somewhere you never heard of and will never ride. What's the fastest you've hit in the sourlands area?
Victor I
aka Ridgehog
A 30 pound fat bike is not a big deal as it essentially feels like a motor cycle(like what @grilledcheeseking said). I was interested to know what it feels like on a 16 pound road bike. Reactions range from fun to terrifying. Think I will stick to off road as it appears safer
rick81721
Lothar
JDurk
Well-Known Member
It feels awesome. I only dabble on the road, but this was during the bike leg of Ironman Lake Placid 70.3 in '17 on the descent from L.P. to Keene. Couldn't get the bike to go any faster. Did have to deal with other racers on the course. At that speed there was no way "on your left" could be heard. Don't remember being passed by anyone.
Paul H
Fearless OOS Poser
To me, skinny wheels with high psi at high speeds is scary AF because you feel every little bump. You go over a pebble and you feel it.
Victor I
aka Ridgehog
At first I thought your speed was 70.3 mph before reading the paragraph ?
Victor I
aka Ridgehog
I run between 8-12psi on pavement with the fatty. What range do people run on a narrow road bike tire?
Paul H
Fearless OOS Poser
I used to run minimum 90 when I had the roadie
My CX bike is prolly running ~65
JDurk
Well-Known Member
I have scared myself at 75mph on a Yamaha Waverunner GP1800R, no way on a bike.
I usually run 90/95psi with 25c tires with my Clyde body.
Victor I
aka Ridgehog
So would it be fair to say that a CX bike is a road bike fatty?
Paul H
Fearless OOS Poser
Prolly more of a roadie plus bike when it comes to tire size?
It.... at least mine... doesn't have the clearance. Gravel bikes have better clearances for wider tires.
It is very close to the river and a good route to cross at New Hope and back to NJ at Washington Cross.
Federal Twist is probably the fastest descent in our area, straight shot like Amwell bump.
I hit 55 on it on this day https://www.strava.com/activities/15858551, however could be some GPS weirdness on that one. But it definitely an over 50 one, like here: https://www.strava.com/activities/1275502868/ One thing about this segment is that it is just hold on an dont die, woods right along the side of the road, so if a deer jumps, your basically dead.
The sourlands aren't steep and hard to get over 45, unless you with a group.
Skinny tires are way more predictable at speed, bigger tires can start to get some float at lower psi's