I used to be into mountain biking pretty seriously. I used to average around 26km/hour when considering the terrain was pretty good. As for max speed I could never break 75km/hour. Its not as fast as the racer cyclists but I never knew any mountain bikers who could break that speed. Our rides usually ranged from 30km to 45km. It is really spiritual when your riding your bike through the Blue Mountains at dawn and you look out over the mountains and see nothing but undisturbed nature. I think everyone should experience it even if only once.
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