I drove at least a thousand miles to see the one that crossed the US in 2017. I agree with the awesomeness of it all- and despite being in the middle of nowhere, there were a lot of people around, so when totality began, there was this collective gasp that was almost as amazing as the eclipse itself.
That was typical of cars made (for US market) in the early to mid 80s... Can't remember for sure if it was part of the whole national 55mph speed limit, but I'd bet it was.
I blame office staff- when I had my wisdom teeth removed, it was going to be a shit show, so they sold me on "putting me under"- insurance would only cover local, but "you don't want to be awake for all the digging and prying" which did not sound like fun so I agreed, at a cost of $400. Of course I woke up in the middle of it, and got to experience the digging and prying... Didn't hurt at all, but it was still disconcerting. I found out later this wasn't anything unusual. Had I known I would have been awake, I wouldn't have spent the extra money.
I had a 11-54 for a while... That was the bike I hit 60mph on, combination of downhill and drafting. Could have gone faster if I'd had more gears. That's what prompted me to buy a Sachs 3x7 hub, so I technically had a 63-speed. But I never had the confluence of conditions to try again.
I drove at least a thousand miles to see the one that crossed the US in 2017. I agree with the awesomeness of it all- and despite being in the middle of nowhere, there were a lot of people around, so when totality began, there was this collective gasp that was almost as amazing as the eclipse itself.