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Even at 4.25w/kg I cannot hit 30mph without a tailwind or a downhill. I can push MAYBE 26mph, possibly 27. And that's going to be at something unsustainable for
by rconti 5y ago
Even at 4.25w/kg I cannot hit 30mph without a tailwind or a downhill. I can push MAYBE 26mph, possibly 27. And that's going to be at something unsustainable for me, like 400-500w. (FTP of 350w).
At threshold power, I'm guessing more like 22-23mph.
And, not to toot my own horn, but that's a pretty damn fit experienced cyclist.
- spamizbad 5y agoAh, but you should be able to hit it while drafting with aero bars. My point here is that it's not the bike that makes you go 40mph - it's the "engine" (the human) and the environment. Expensive human-powered bikes aren't going to magically turn someone who tops out at 20mph into someone doing twice that.