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Think our highest so far was about 44 mph. Lots of fun, isn't it?
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06-20-2007, 10:45 PM #1
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We hit over 48 mph on the tandem!!!
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DH took me on a new route today on the tandem. We did 27 miles with a really, really nice steep hill in the middle. (NOT! ... nice that is!) But, of course, what goes up, must come down ... so it was WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE all the way down! I tried looking at my GPS at one point, but DH's cute butt was in the way! We were in serious aero dynamic wind resistance position ... which we look SO official doing. But I digress. When we were down the hill he told me that the last time he looked at his computer it said 48 mph and he didn't dare look at it again after that! So, who knows if we broke 50!
Anyone else gone that fast? I can't believe I wasn't more freaked out. It's definitely more comforting on a heavier bike, like the tandem. More sturdy.
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06-20-2007, 10:50 PM #2
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06-21-2007, 06:02 AM #3
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A couple years ago, DH and I hit 58
. Fun, fun, fun!
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06-21-2007, 08:46 AM #4
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I've hit 50 by myself. But then again, I weigh as much as some tandem teams
Don't beleive me . ask Tom and Sue- they were right behind me. I rememebr Sue yelling at Tom to use the brakes. It was probably the same spot - goind down Euclid in San Antonio Heghts /Upland? 
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06-21-2007, 08:51 AM #5
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i think we got up to 49mph once, my DH and I on the tandem.
BUT on the Menage di Trois time trials, my captain said we got up to 55
but I was not looking. I was focusing on being as light and small and
calm and quiet as I could be while pedalling as hard as i could. and in the really fast parts, I just shut my eyes.
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06-21-2007, 11:55 AM #6
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06-21-2007, 12:10 PM #7
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Holy cow - that's fast!
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06-21-2007, 12:31 PM #8
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So thats 77kph?
Does a tandem get to feel more squirrely than a road/mono bike at that speed?
Getting a tandem is still something partner and I are thinking about... sure do sound fun from everything I have read on this forum...
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06-21-2007, 12:43 PM #9
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the tandem we were on is a 6 or 7000 dollar bike. (someone loaned it to us)
it never got shaky or unstable. We were going down something like a 10% grade on a mountain road, and the only other bike was my son Tom who was our 3rd.
And we took 3rd in that time trial; it was a 10 mile downhill time trial.
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06-21-2007, 12:47 PM #10
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what she said
Originally Posted by Lisa S.H.
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06-22-2007, 05:06 AM #11
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Raven - 58 mph = 93.34 kph Originally Posted by RoadRaven
We tried to hit 60, but couldn't make it happen .
Our trusty Cannondale is VERY stable, even at this speed. We do have friends, however, who exeperience the dreaded "high speed wobble" at speeds over 40 mph...
You should DEFINITELY get a tandem! We LOVE ours, and have had so many great adventures together. This weekend we are riding the local MS 150 on our tandem - 100 miles on Sat and 75 miles on Sun.
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06-22-2007, 05:25 AM #12
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HOLY SMOKES!!
48? 58? You ladies are ANIMALS!
And I got excited when I hit 32 on a flat with a major tailwind. The fastest I've ever gone is 38 on a downhill, but our downhills only last maybe 1/4 mile at the most. Just no mtns here.Check out my running blog: www.turtlepacing.blogspot.com
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06-22-2007, 08:40 AM #13
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I love the idea of a tandem, but I'm such a chicken on downhills that I'd probably get off and walk down!!! 48 is insanely fast! I think I broke 35 once and was terrified!2007 Trek 5000
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06-22-2007, 09:43 AM #14
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the guy on the front of the tandem is not going to let you get off and walk! Originally Posted by northstar
I love the idea of a tandem, but I'm such a chicken on downhills that I'd probably get off and walk down!!! 48 is insanely fast! I think I broke 35 once and was terrified! 
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06-22-2007, 10:25 AM #15
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My tandem captain (DH) is a downhill nut, I'm more cautious. He can tell without looking at the speedomater that we've hit over 45 because I start yelling at him to slow down. I think he snuck it up near 58 once (way back when we we're young'uns), but since I've been recording on BikeJournal the highest I show is 55.5
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