Broke the sound barrier today

[Kano]

ohhhh, Lisa, cool!

that kind of speed is exhilarating, isn't it? And terrifying at the same time!

And you said the road was smooth? I'm jealous! So much of our area has been chip-sealed this summer that there's almost no such thing as a smooth road.

I came close to that kind of speed a couple of weeks ago -- I wonder how much scary fun that run would have been if the road had been smooth????

Enjoy!

Karen in Boise

[KnottedYet]

Congratulations!

I've never gone that fast (except close to it once on my recumbent). Was it amazing? I get scared around 26-27 mph...

[Kano]

Knotted -- when I hit 34, it was glorious, and yes, very scary, which was maybe part of the gloriousness, and so much fun that I sure didn't slow down, even though DH was hollering from far behind me that I must...

(hee hee, I used to scare the beejeebers out of him by going 17 down a hill!)

On the other hand, if there be curves on a downhill run, there's no way I'm going to let that thing over about 18mph!

I think you just gotta try it!

Karen in Boise

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Yes it WAS scary! But I never would have done it if the conditions had not been so perfect. The blacktop was new and beautiful and as I said- great visibility in all directions and no blind curves.
I'm not usually like that, as a fairly new rider I tend to like safe easy speeds. But hey, the situation just sort of called for it today in celebration of being able to reach the drops on my handbars finally. Also, had sort of "earned" a good downhill after 2 miles of climbing gravel road in low gear.
The cold wind whistled through my helmet, moaning like in a haunted house.
Guess my stem is just right now.
Back to familiar safe bumpily roads next ride!