With wind like today, a dragster would have been helpful. However, they are not allowed on bike paths. Incidentally, the speed record for bikes that have to fight air resistance all on their own without the help of a fuel burning machine is 89.58 MPH. https://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/a22946/human-powered-speed-record-aerovelo/
Torrey > -------Original Message------- > From: Andy Bach via Bikies <[email protected]> > To: Bikies <[email protected]> > Subject: [Bikies] American Woman Sets New Bicycle Speed Record (183.932 mph) > Sent: 21 Sep '18 15:20 > > CYCLIST DENISE MUELLER-KORENEK HIT 183.932 MPH WHILE DRAFTING BEHIND A > DRAG RACER IN UTAHS BONNEVILLE SALT FLATS, BESTING THE PREVIOUS > RECORD OF 167 MPH > > The California native didnt get to almost NASCAR-level speeds with > leg power alone. Instead, she was towed behind a converted drag racer > by Shea Holbook, a seven-time Pirelli World Challenge winner. The > dragster brought Mueller-Korenek up to speed for the first 1.5 miles, > until she reached 100 miles per hour, then the cyclist released the > tow and began pedaling her custom bike, which was geared so high that > each revolution propelled her about 128 feet (for perspective, an > off-the-rack bike gets you about 17 feet a pedal revolution). Riding > in the slipstream of the dragster with her front tire just inches from > the back of the car, she increased her speed over the next 3.5 miles, > hitting almost 184 mph over the last mile of the run. The feat bested > the 1995 record of 167 mph set by Dutch speedster Fred Rompelberg. > > > https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/american-woman-sets-new-bicycle-speed-record-180970329/ > -- > > a > > Andy Bach, > [email protected] > 608 658-1890 cell > 608 261-5738 wk > ------------------------- > _______________________________________________ > Bikies mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org > _______________________________________________ Bikies mailing list [email protected] http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org
