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Originally Posted by ShadeTreeMech
In my biking days I could maintain 30-35 mph on a normal bike on a flat area. If I had a recumbent bicycle, I bet I could have gotten to 35-45 on a flat due to being able to use all the strength in my legs.
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Note that the world record for conventional bicycles is a mere 49.7 km/h set by Czech Ondrej Sosenka in July 2005.
49.7 kilometer/hour = 30.8 mile/hour (mph)