Improving Top Speed
Discussion
Koing said:
I've done 1000m in 1:29.xx 500m in 28.xx....the same gearing as Chris Hoy but on a turbo trainer with no wind resistance :P
To improve your top speed being more explosive is the key as well as good pedaling technique. Being able to jump high will help you pedal a higher speed. So I'd hammer deadlifts and squats for you.
Koing
Pah! 49.96 kilo for me To improve your top speed being more explosive is the key as well as good pedaling technique. Being able to jump high will help you pedal a higher speed. So I'd hammer deadlifts and squats for you.
Koing
Edited by mchammer89 on Sunday 6th March 22:11
Out of interest what do most of you aim for on the flat? In perfect conditions, as I know that wind ruins everything.
I'm not the strongest cyclist, and my bike isn't the lightest. I usually try and aim for 20-22mph as I find I can achieve it without exerting too much energy so I can recover for the next climb.
I'm not the strongest cyclist, and my bike isn't the lightest. I usually try and aim for 20-22mph as I find I can achieve it without exerting too much energy so I can recover for the next climb.
Accelebrate said:
Out of interest what do most of you aim for on the flat? In perfect conditions, as I know that wind ruins everything.
I'm not the strongest cyclist, and my bike isn't the lightest. I usually try and aim for 20-22mph as I find I can achieve it without exerting too much energy so I can recover for the next climb.
If conditions are perfect, and there might even be a slight tail win then I tend to sit at about 22-24 mph.I'm not the strongest cyclist, and my bike isn't the lightest. I usually try and aim for 20-22mph as I find I can achieve it without exerting too much energy so I can recover for the next climb.
Good god you lot are fit! If I hit an average of 14mph+ I'm utterly thrilled! Myself and other members of "team midlife crisis" once managed an average of 17mph on a jaunt back from Scotland over about 15miles. I was star fished on a table in the beer garden of the pub when we got back, someone else ended up collapsed in a hedge..
We're doing it all wrong I think...
We're doing it all wrong I think...
Accelebrate said:
I averaged just short of 17mph over 8 miles last night, gradually climbing 250ft. I was carrying quite a bit of kit though.
That old chesnut 
for anyones that is interested, I was able to get to 34 mph on the way into work today on the flat road that cuts down the middle of R park, so he MAY be telling the truth
okgo said:
That old chesnut
for anyones that is interested, I was able to get to 34 mph on the way into work today on the flat road that cuts down the middle of R park, so he MAY be telling the truth
Sounds like you need to check your computer especially with all that bulk and wind resistance for anyones that is interested, I was able to get to 34 mph on the way into work today on the flat road that cuts down the middle of R park, so he MAY be telling the truth
Back on topic, I think it is viable the guy has not said he was doing 20 miles at 36 mph he said he maxed out, for all we know he could have reached his maximum cadence, I know on my MTB once I hit 30 mph I start bouncing on the saddle as I struggle to control the cadence / rotational mass that is my legs.
amnesia V6 said:
I don't see why 35mph on the flat isn't easily achievable.
I have a 53/11 on my Tarmac Comp and spinning at 120rpm (downhill) I have broken 45mph.
I can manage 100rpm on the flat for (very) short periods of time - that's ~37mph and I wouldn't exactly call myself fit.
There's one big difference though. You're not claiming that you're spinning out on the flat with 53/11 gearing!I have a 53/11 on my Tarmac Comp and spinning at 120rpm (downhill) I have broken 45mph.
I can manage 100rpm on the flat for (very) short periods of time - that's ~37mph and I wouldn't exactly call myself fit.
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