Excellent ride, Key!  And you didn't even need a velo to do it!

Not Daniel, that I know of.  He has the speed, but not the inclination.  I would say Paul B., but I think all his laps were shortened when he went for speed.  Don't know who else.  I couldn't have done it with a tailwind the whole way around!

That bike is turning out pretty speedy for you Lad!

Need to bring that bike and speed to Northbrook, IL races in July.

I'm sure besting 30 minutes could have been done on the Ghost Xstream, but I never timed the full 10+ miles...  
 
Now, doing it on the SprintX is also possible, but harder -- but we'll have to see when a good time would be to try it -- too much pedestrian traffic makes it impossible.
 
PB

My only comparison run on the trike would be the Dallas Senior Games back in March, when I did the 5K and 10K both at almost 22mph average...  with minimal hills, no turns, and no pedestrians.

So, feeling my oats, I decided to try the Magic Lap tonight, after parking at the south end and making my way up north.  There was minimal wind, and not many people going CCW, although it was 95 degrees or so. My goal was actually to beat 33 minutes - 10% off "magic lap" pace. I decided to start on West Lawther by the bike shop, to avoid cross traffic at Mockingbird.  Mark L rode up to me as I was about to start, to say hi, then I was off.
 
I was moving at 21-22 most of the time on West Lawther, and didn't encounter any slow cars or any issues -- although I lost speed climbing TP Hill, and making my way onto the rail path -- and made it to the Spillway bridge in 12 minutes -- which was encouraging, but I knew the hardest part was still ahead. Climbing the Spillway dropped me to 12mph, and I had already noticed the speed scruboff during hard turns, so it was going to be close.
 
Let's just say that nobody passed me during the entire lap -- However, the climb at the Bathhouse also dropped my speed, and I tried to recover as well as I could after that and around the north end -- but I saw the 30 minute mark pass by on my computer while I was just getting to the north end.  I lost a lot of speed turning onto the path, of course, and finished at just over 32 minutes, averaging ~19.6 -- under my goal, but not officially "Magic".
 

 

 

 
Which brings up the question -- would there a different criteria for "Magic Lap" for a trike, given the 15% or so reduction in speed from a 2-wheeler (at least that I've experienced)?  Hey, whatever...  it was fun giving it a shot, but I don't see myself getting 10% faster anytime soon!

I've done a 28.9 on my carbon trike ..    When it cools off and the wobblers and dog walkers move back indoors I am planning on a run to see if I can get it to 25min  which would be near some of the early velomobile runs I made .
 
I never could break 30 on the 700  
 
Quote from Action Lad on Aug 22^nd, 2018, 10:33pm:

You would think the times would be better if you did use the road.

Oh, by the way, two magic laps in a row last Tuesday, (after a parade lap), on the Performer lowracer:
 
1. 29:52 minutes
 
2. 29:49 minutes

Okay, thanks for the info. One more thing--do you guys never go out onto west Lawther? Do you stay on that little narrow path the whole way up the west side of the lake? Or do you go out onto west Lawther after the boathouse?

Quote from FlyingLaZBoy on Aug 23^rd, 2018, 9:08pm:

 
You need to trade the Sprint in for a GS Aero trike.  

As far as I can figure my last lap today was 29:29. This might have been a perfect day for this thing--very little traffic, cool, a bit windy.  A white truck slowed me down to 11.2mph (and scared the hell out of me!!!) doing a K-turn right in front of me backing into a spot in the dirt lot by that new building on the northeast of the lake. I passed a group of recumbents--two trikes, a high racer, and a crank forward something or other. I ended my ride at 1:03:59 and began that lap at 34:30.  
 
Oh, rode my Musashi.
 
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Quote from reever on Feb 26^th, 2019, 5:51pm:

 
 
Way to go Jim. You are in way better shape than me. I wouldn't need that white truck to get me to go 11,2 mph!

Jim I doubt I'll be much of a factor at the Senior Games. I am battling bronchitis again right now. I'll do my best though.
 
I have ridden the Withlacoochee Trail and General James A. Fleet Trail several times when My daughter lived in Clermont, FL. You should come ride the 37 mile smooth concrete Cotton Belt Trail that loops with the John Barfield, Little Bear Creek, and North Electric that makes it 37 miles.

They do have some great trails. They have the money now to connect Dallas with Fort Worth. And the Cotton Belt will tie into that trail and also turn and go to Plano. It will be a few years before completed though. The same nut jobs will be opposing them again.

Trikes definitely are harder to get up to speed and maintain speed due to the extra wheel. Some have some killer aerodynamics, but still two wheels are faster than three as a general rule. To me the ability to not have to worry about falling over on your ear at slow speeds is just so cool.
I'll say this....if ActionLad can't do the sub-30 thing on a trike there definitely needs to be a different standard for trikes than bikes. He's not human!!!