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AngryAmish

(25,704 posts) Tue Sep 20, 2016, 08:22 PM Sep 2016

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Woman rides a bicycle to 147 mph.

http://www.roadandtrack.com/car-culture/a30783/world-speed-record-riding-a-bicycle-147-mph/

A bit tricked up, but what a set of nerves. And thighs.

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Woman rides a bicycle to 147 mph. (Original Post) AngryAmish Sep 2016 OP

I've gotten up to 50 on a long steep hill. onehandle Sep 2016 #1

A Natural Tail Wind The River Sep 2016 #2

Holy cow! Egnever Sep 2016 #3

102 pedal strokes per minute at that speed is nuts Good thing that contraption has a long wheel Monk06 Sep 2016 #4

You clearly know way more about bikes than I do Egnever Sep 2016 #5

WOW!!!!! K&R! burrowowl Sep 2016 #6

I could easily go that fast on a bike or faster Orrex Sep 2016 #7

onehandle

(51,122 posts)

1. I've gotten up to 50 on a long steep hill.

Reply to AngryAmish (Original post)

Tue Sep 20, 2016, 08:24 PM

Sep 2016

Scared the crap out of me.

The River

(2,615 posts)

2. A Natural Tail Wind

Reply to AngryAmish (Original post)

Tue Sep 20, 2016, 09:22 PM

Sep 2016

would be OK but this is not entirely self propelled. She should maybe
ride behind a space shuttle in orbit. I bet she could go 24,000 MPH.

Egnever

(21,506 posts)

3. Holy cow!

Reply to AngryAmish (Original post)

Tue Sep 20, 2016, 09:26 PM

Sep 2016

That is one brave lady.

Monk06

(7,675 posts)

4. 102 pedal strokes per minute at that speed is nuts Good thing that contraption has a long wheel

Reply to Egnever (Reply #3)

Wed Sep 21, 2016, 12:19 AM

Sep 2016

base and laid back head tube angle

And it's not even a recumbent so high center of gravity

YIKES !!

Egnever

(21,506 posts)

5. You clearly know way more about bikes than I do

Reply to Monk06 (Reply #4)

Wed Sep 21, 2016, 12:27 AM

Sep 2016

All I know is even the idea of being pulled on a bike at that speed gives me the shakes forget about trying to peddle too.

Super impressive and incredibly brave.

burrowowl

(17,641 posts)

6. WOW!!!!! K&R!

Reply to AngryAmish (Original post)

Wed Sep 21, 2016, 12:41 AM

Sep 2016

Orrex

(63,216 posts)

7. I could easily go that fast on a bike or faster

Reply to AngryAmish (Original post)

Wed Sep 21, 2016, 07:07 AM

Sep 2016

Of course, I'd have to run it off of a tall bridge and let freefall do the work, but...

Jeez. I don't think I've ever even passed 80 mph in a car.

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