Bicycle vs. Motorcycle

[Tuffus]

 

[RED333]

Big nuts there!

[DWARREN123]

The bicycle does not have enough brakes to run that fast, for me!

[Murgatroy]

That is pretty impressive.

[BigK]

see all the gear the motorcyclists are wearing?

well, the bicyclist is going faster and he's wearing yoga pants and a thin shirt. dress for the slide, not for the ride...just sayin'

[i1afli]

And he tailgates the truck in front of him...what an idiot. 

 

Also compare the amount of rubber that the motorcycles have on the pavement compared to the bike...he's on the thin edge. 

[peejman]

Hard to get a sense of how fast they're going, looks like maybe 40 or so. It's obvious the bikes are loafing along, bored enough to pull over and wait for the traffic to clear, I've gone faster than 40 downhill on a bicycle and have been held up by cars poking along. After riding all the way up that hill, I'd darn sure want to have some fun on the way down.  

[R_Bert]

1 hour ago, peejman said:

Hard to get a sense of how fast they're going, looks like maybe 40 or so. It's obvious the bikes are loafing along, bored enough to pull over and wait for the traffic to clear, I've gone faster than 40 downhill on a bicycle and have been held up by cars poking along. After riding all the way up that hill, I'd darn sure want to have some fun on the way down.  

The speedometer on the motorcycle said 48 when the rider looked to check.  To pass, that bike was doing ~55

[Murgatroy]

It is also worth noting that the bicycle/rider might be a 225lb combo vs 700lb for the motorcycles. You don't need that much traction for braking or riding at that weight.

 

Not my cup of tea though.

[peejman]

11 hours ago, R_Bert said:

The speedometer on the motorcycle said 48 when the rider looked to check.  To pass, that bike was doing ~55

55, heck yeah!  That's cooking along pretty good. He's got some monster gear to be pedaling it at that speed.