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Questions tagged [speed]

how to go faster or how to go faster safely. For questions about gears or derailleurs, use 'gears'

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What is a reasonable speed for long distances on a bike?

I am curious what a reasonable speed to travel on a bike is. Speed will obviously vary based on the conditions in which you are riding. I am planning on taking the GPS out with me this weekend to see how quickly I go. Before I did that I wanted…
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Is it possible to accurately measure airspeed on a bike, and is it useful?

So riding into a 15mph headwind at 15mph, your airspeed would presumably show as 30mph. In no wind, airspeed of 15mph. What would the airspeed be if cycling at 15mph with a 15mph crosswind? And would viewing airspeed be at all useful to a training…
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Can you ride a bicycle at 90 km/h on a flat road?

This video was featured in a leading news website in my country. It's a cyclist riding on a highway with very high velocity - said to be 90 km/h - close behind a truck. The road is flat, so it keeps puzzling me: how could he reach and maintain such…
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Why aren't average speeds computed over distance?

Average speed is computed so that average speed = total distance / total time. This means that if you go up a hill, which takes a long time, your average speed drops. This isn't regained on the downhill, since going down takes so much less time. If…
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How does weight and strength of a person effects the riding of bicycle at higher speeds?

I weigh very low about 56 kilograms and height is 5 feet 6 inches.I use a hybrid for fun and commuting. While riding i use the hishest gear on my bike always i.e 48 tooth front and 11 tooth back. I usually travel at the speed of 26km/h - 30 km/h…
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Why is cycling on a road so much faster than cycling on a cycle path?

I normally cycle on a cycle path and I struggle to go over 10Mph on my bike for any distance. My Daily commute took me 58 to 42 minutes depending on how much I push myself. This morning and yesterday evening I decided I'd try to cycle on the road…
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Trek Incite 8i wireless bike computer showing excess speed reading

I have a Trek Incite 8i wireless bike computer, which I have had for some years working perfectly. Both batteries are new. Recently, on my usual ride, I have found the speedometer reading speeds in excess of 150 mph in a certain street of say 100m…
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How do I increase my average speed?

I've previously used a very old, not maintained single speed bike, and after my father having recently brought a hybrid bike, it's been about 20 days since I've been riding it more or less daily, durations being upwards of an hour, at least.…
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Faster with lower center of gravity?

If I bend my torso toward the top bar, lowering my center of gravity, will that alone help my bike go faster?
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Is there any bicycle that can fly?

In E.T. the bicycles fly. In old films we see some inventors try to construct a bicycle which flies, with wings similar to a bird's. Yogi bear has a flying ship. See the picture above the site. The rider is at top of the hill. but if the bicyle…
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What is the world record for fastest speed unpaced, upright, on a road bike, on the flat, outside, in regular clothes?

I'm looking for some idea of the fastest speed possible under normal conditions. Just a person, out on their bike, in shorts and a t-shirt. No pacing behind a vehicle or a peloton. No TT bike or TT bars, just a road bike with drop handlebars on…
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