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desert dweller
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What's the hurry? Sept 14, 2016 10:28:46 GMT -8

Post by desert dweller on Sept 14, 2016 10:28:46 GMT -8

Woman Breaks World Speed Record by Riding a Bicycle at 147 Mph

With reduced drag from a lead car and an insane gear ratio, you can really get going just by pedaling.

Project Speed

By Jay Bennett

Sep 13, 2016

American cyclist Denise Mueller recently set a new woman's bicycle land speed record of 147 mph at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah. She rode just inches behind a modified Land Rover SRV that served as a pace car and used a tail fairing to shield Mueller from wind resistance while she made her run.

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What's the hurry? Sept 14, 2016 10:37:13 GMT -8

Post by reuben on Sept 14, 2016 10:37:13 GMT -8

Towed up to 90mph, then behind a fairing. Interesting, but not impressive. The hour record is more impressive, at least to me.

On the other hand, a crash could result in some serious road rash. I've picked bits of road out of my skin, but never salt.

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What's the hurry? Sept 14, 2016 10:51:31 GMT -8

Post by Lamebeaver on Sept 14, 2016 10:51:31 GMT -8

Sept 14, 2016 10:37:13 GMT -8 reuben said:

On the other hand, a crash could result in some serious road rash.

First thing I thought of too. Next thing was that those wheels must really be balanced well.

And then there's this little gem: The bike's drive train uses two 60-tooth chainrings in a double-reduction configuration to provide a massive amount of torque

The writer obviously doesn't know much about cycling.....or mechanical physics.

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What's the hurry? Sept 14, 2016 12:01:04 GMT -8 Lamebeaver likes this

Post by amaruq on Sept 14, 2016 12:01:04 GMT -8

Sept 14, 2016 10:51:31 GMT -8 Lamebeaver said:

And then there's this little gem: The bike's drive train uses two 60-tooth chainrings in a double-reduction configuration to provide a massive amount of torque

The writer obviously doesn't know much about cycling.....or mechanical physics.

I saw that too. It's true... in the reverse (i.e. if you were turning the rear wheel by hand, you'd have a massive amount of torque at the pedals).