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Originally Posted by pete c
If you can maintain 22 mph on a mtb, you are in damn good shape, IMO. 22 mph on a roadie requires being in what I would categorize as good shape.
And yes, the TdF guys can ride 25 mph avg. But, remember they are not riding solo and they are simply not human!
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My mountain bike weighs 20 pounds has all titanium nuts bolts carbon fiber handle bars and carbon fiber front suspension forks, tires are 1 inch wide and and are rated for 100 lbs air pressure which i do keep them at. I rode racing 10-12 speeds since i was 15 so my mountain bike is built with road riding in mind, I switch tires when I am doing hard core type cross-country rides.My mtb hauls ass on one down hill run I hit 58 mph That time i was unable to use the brakes and had to just ride it out. hitting the brakes would of meant death, I was coming down a massive hill on a hard packed logging road. made me feel like i was 16 again, as we used to do this sort of thing on our racing bikes as teenagers.
I am currently making a even more road worthy mtb, with a Quintana Roo frame and carbon fiber 56 tooth cranks carbon fiber mtb handle bars with carbon fiber bar ends and seat post and a carbon fiber solid front fork. It will be my road bike and my rocky mountain will be my trail bike after that.
And Frank you would lose by a landslide.
In just five hours of ride time i would cover over 100 miles.. the Volt would be on its first 30 to 50 miles