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New Bicycle Land Speed Record 184mph
Last edited by pbarry; 09-17-2018 at 06:34 PM. |
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I may be mistaken but I believe that's the overall land speed record, not just women's.
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183.93 mph is insane. She was going nearly as fast as an Isle of Man time trialist.
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I hope they took some good video that makes this easier to imagine.
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That is insane. I can't imagine being dragged behind a dragster at 100mph while sitting on a bicycle ... the margin of error must be essentially zero!
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awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!
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The double gear ratio boggles the mind. 62:12 twice.
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This is a record that depends heavily on technology: of the car, the fairing, and the bicycle. Also on location (Bonneville Salt Flats is the ideal place).
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Here's the Wall Street Journal article, which features a video of the ride.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/she-jus...=hp_lead_pos11 I wonder if KHS will see a pop in bike sales. (John Howard was her coach, which is also remarkable to me as I now feel super old). |
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Wow, she actually had that big gear spinning!
The bike apparatus must have been well designed for stability, the geometry and tires likely straight out of the motorcycle world. |
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Fixed it.
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Proves that small diameter, fat tires are way faster.
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I understand the "behind a fairing" thing, but IMO it would make a lot more sense if the rider had to come up to speed using their own power. Using the motor-powered vehicle for that really does make it a bit meaningless.
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