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Yeah, for the most part, speed comes with experience (genetic freaks of athleticism aside). I can ride at 30mph as comfortably now as I could 20mph 10 years ag
by bbarn 5y ago
Yeah, for the most part, speed comes with experience (genetic freaks of athleticism aside). I can ride at 30mph as comfortably now as I could 20mph 10 years ago. 10 years ago, 30mph was sprinting, and I was not as skilled at maneuvering the machine as I am today. Even with my lack of current fitness (I quit racing and training years ago) I can still comfortably ride with groups of people much more fit because of the experience I gained when I was racing.
- miltondts 5y agoYou can ride comfortably at 48km/h? I guess you should attempt the https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hour_record https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hour_record.
- bbarn 5y agoYes I can. In a group, rotating out quick pulls on the front but largely drafting. Most cyclists with a few years under their belt can. I'm was never a track racer, never even much of a road racer, but at peak fitness I could do a 40K time trial in ~56 minutes, on a time trial bike and a flat course. That only won races where the fast guys didn't show up. 10 years ago if memory serves a 50 year old guy almost broke the 50 minute mark. It's really not as fast as you think it is. Alex Dowset did nearly 55KPH his last track hour record attempt, and didn't set the record. Power required to go a given speed follows the cube of the velocity so it's nothing near linear to go 10kph faster into the wind at those speed, but yes, in a group, 48kph is attainable for a moderately fit cyclist. Furthermore, my point wasn't about being "comfortable" as in "breathing easy" it's "comfortable" as in "feeling ok going that fast on a bicycle and knowing I'm relatively safe because of the experience I have.