Quote Originally Posted by svc40bt View Post
I personally have exceeded 50 mph on a road bicycle on a downhill section of a race. Could have gone faster, but 50 mph on 3/4" wide tires was fast enough for me. Professionals may exceed 70 mph. Not a happy thought with bare skin or 1/32" of lycra.
A friend of mine died last summer on a bicycle - he had a helmet on but the internal head trauma was too much - he wasn't going anywhere near that fast - he left behind 2 sons