Whats the fastest you have been on ur A-bike?

[Tim]

I went down a hill over a bridge in Bangkok and must have gone about 20KM/h estimated. Whats the highest speed anyone here is prepared to go on their A-bikes, be them copies or origionals.

Cheers

[kenwshmt2]

<---------- fastest with an accurate recording.

[Tim]

<---------- fastest with an accurate recording.

Thats fast How did u connect the spedo?

Cheers

Tim

[kenwshmt2]

Its from a GPS, and a run long enough to maintain that speed.

[sonic-yoshi]

51.5km/hr: Clocked yesterday using my GPS. Chichibu Japan.

[Amuro Lee]

51.5km/hr: Clocked yesterday using my GPS. Chichibu Japan.

Where and how did you do that?

[newcross]

51.5km/hr: Clocked yesterday using my GPS. Chichibu Japan.

unbelievable!! Don't tell me it was just because of a faulty GPS.

[Garry]

Alex says he has done some crazy downhill speeds in testing the A-Bike. But I think even he might be beaten by sonic-yoshi if that's really correct

[kenwshmt2]

In my experience, a powered high speed is dangerous, but a coast is fairly safe. Though it is only safe is the surface is essentally flat.

The breaks don't work very well past 20kph.

[Stevbike]

I was doing a ride to see a doctor. I am using the bike more then the car now for shorter trips in town. On a hill near the hospital I was going to there was a nice sized down hill road way. I hit 32.5 kph going down it. These bikes are not designed for these speeds. It was scary to do this. I had used the brakes slow and control the bike a bit. Anyone else have any experience with higher speeds reached on this bike?

stevbike

[gganio]

My record is 58 kph. I will never do that again. These bikes are not made for that. These bikes are made to get on and off trains, buses and to scoot around.

[Stevbike]

My record is 58 kph. I will never do that again. These bikes are not made for that. These bikes are made to get on and off trains, buses and to scoot around.

I thought that 32 kph was fast for the bike! I agree that these bikes are not designed to got fast at all. They make great short trip commuter bikes. I leave the high speed stuff for my full sized road , mountain and recumbent bikes!

stevbike

[gganio]

It was downhill. BTW, I just found out that crashing at that speed sometimes you survive.

Jens Voigt crashed downhill at the Tour de France, twice.... Look at this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7p1-gCNldUc
He crashed also yesterday.


However that would not make a successful commute, anyway.

[Stevbike]

Ouch!! That hurt just watching.

BTW my speed run was on a small hill in my home town. I was holding on to the brakes to help control the bike a bit. Otherwise, I would not have felt safe at all on the bike.

Thanks for sharing that video clip!

stevbike