Quote Originally Posted by Grog View Post
I feel the same...

Multi-use trails are just not safe for the cohabitation of bikes that go any faster than a pedestrian pace (unless it's really early in the morning and there's no one there)...
I too agree. In fact one of my favorite multi-use trails even has a speed sign posted, 10 mph. I ride this trail when I just want to get out and leisurely stretch my legs or to get some fresh air. My serious cycling I save for the roads.

And getting back to speed and roads. My husband I have have this one hilly loop we love to ride. One particular hill has an 11% grade. One day as we were coming down this hill, my hubby left me in his dust. Yes, he is much braver than I on those twisting, winding, downhills. As we were flying down this hill I noticed a truck just behind my hubby. When I finally reached the intersection at the bottom of the hill I noticed my husband chatting with the driver of the truck. When I reached Joe the truck pulled away. I asked Joe what that was all about. He said the guy was really friendly and he was also curious about how fast Joe was traveling. Apparently he tried to pass hubby but could not. So at the stop sign at the bottom of the hill he had to ask how fast hubby was going. He was shocked when Joe said, "I was coming down at 57 mph." I was shocked too! I knew he was going fast but not that fast! I chickened out and stayed around 40-45 hitting the brakes whenever my speed neared the 45 mph mark. I usually go all out on straight aways but this was a winding hill and I have trouble with those curves. They scare me. But anyway the man in the truck also said to Joe that he never realized a bicycle could go that fast! He was impressed.

My fastest speed on my bike is 47 mph. It was on Blewett Pass when I rode in the Courage Classic in 2003. I think I may have broke my own record in 2004 but I will never know as my cyclometer's battery died 2 hours into that ride.