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Biking @ 80 MPH

Posted by Hemos on from the varoom dept.

sadclown writes "Saturday marked the conclusion of the World Human Powered Speed Challenge in Battle Mountain Nevada. Canadian Sam Wittingham now holds the world record for human powered speed on land, 80.55 mph, on the Varna Diablo, a fully enclosed 60 pound recumbent bicycle. Other competitors included Matt Weaver, with his video-camera-navigated bike (no windows)the Kyle Edge, World (conventional bike) Sprint Champion Jason Queally, with his bike the Blue Yonder Challenge, designed by the formula one race car designer Reynard, and the UC Berkeley team, The Bearacuda, in which two riders pedal back to back. Wittingham's new record is nearly 8 mph more than his record last year. Hopefully some of the aerodynamic technology can be applied to commercially available vehicles (cars, maybe?)."

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  1. Re:Metric conversion by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    karma whore

  2. But can he pop an endo? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Throw some phat-ass pegs on that cycle and do some freestyle. That would be X-treme. Yeah. Cowabunga. Serious, I'd like to see him drop in to a half-pipe. Or do that wobbly-thing all the lycra cycle cats do at the traffic lights 'cause they're too goddamn proud to take their feet off their precious clips. X-fucking-treme. Shimano. Really.

  3. SUVs could use this! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    "Hopefully some of the aerodynamic technology can be applied to commercially available vehicles (cars, maybe?)."

    Hah! Yeah, maybe if we make SUVs really aerodynamic they'll start getting more than 15 miles per gallon.
    right
    like fat americans will buy anything that's economical