Fastest speed on an e.bike.....just for fun

[Synthman]

I've briefly hit 40mph on some steep downhill roads with little traffic.

 

[NeilP]

Just briefly hit 55 mph the other day on the flat with no pedalling, when I upped the voltage to 100 volts.
I saw it flash up and I slowed again. No pedalling as it makes things too unstable. Wanted to see if I could reach 60 mph, but not on this bike.

 

[Geebee]

Recumbent trike with Tongxin hub, down hill (mountain) 90kph, it was faster with the standard tyre and wheel.
Esprit so far 62 kph down hill.

 

[Cakey]

63mph is my record , not saying on what , may get banned.
Was surprisingly stable , just the rotors and the pads faded at the bottom of the hill.
Stupid , yes

 

[carpetbagger]

52mph, i have tried a couple of times on same hill but the wind direction limited me to 49mph....since then i crashed at 6mph on a mini roundabout and haven't had the same inclination to try to hit 50mph any more,it sort of knocks your confidence a bit.

 

[smudger1956]

I had a 'quick blast' around the block on my Cyclamatic on 36 volts, which took me to 22mph.

 

[Deleted member 4366]

I had a 'quick blast' around the block on my Cyclamatic on 36 volts, which took me to 22mph.

48v (12S lipos) will get you to 32mph down a slight hill.

 

[flecc]

I had a 'quick blast' around the block on my Cyclamatic on 36 volts, which took me to 22mph.

Eurostar will get you and your Cyclamatic to well over 100 mph. That would be a forum record.

 

[Deleted member 4366]

Eurostar will get you and your Cyclamatic to well over 100 mph. That would be a forum record.

Better still, chuck it off a cliff and it should reach about 120mph.

 

[Jimod]

Eurostar will get you and your Cyclamatic to well over 100 mph. That would be a forum record.

If we're allowed to use 'assistance' like that, then I can beat 100mph. I did 110mph with my bike on a Thule carrier hanging off the back of my car. The bike has also done about 150mph in the back of my son's pick-up. It's a 'special' pick up truck though.
However, sitting on the e-bike bike I've only done about 35 mph down a hill from my village. Not pedaling as the gearing is too low for that speed. On the same hill I've done 45 mph on a normal bike with much higher gearing. Goung back up that hill though, the e-bike wins every time.

Jim

 

[flecc]

Better still, chuck it off a cliff and it should reach about 120mph.

That would only count if he was on it though!

 

[jackhandy]

40 mph down Penpillick Hill: Lousy map-reading found me at the top & I couldn't get off it fast enough.

There was a horrific multiple pile-up there, involving several cars & 2 lorries, many years ago.

There are too many ghosts there still.

 

[donkeydoo]

I did get a constant 53 mph on the flat even after a couple of seconds cycling it said 53mph according to my new wireless speedo. Swapped it with another exactly the same. The 2 wireless speedo's are in the chinese clack draw at work. Probably motor interfering. Back to my old wired one and doing 15mph now

 

[Eaglerider]

Best so far is 47.6 mph down a steep hill with my chin on the handlebars and elbows tucked in. The bike was still accelerating and I reckon 50 is possible, but the end of the road was nigh. I'll try again this year.

It was noticeable that the effects of wheel balance caused considerable vibration, and it took a fair distance to stop, but to be honest it didn't feel terribly safe at these speeds. Good fun though.