184 mph on a bicycle
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From: spike78
13-Jan-19
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This woman beat the record at 184 mph on a bicycle she’s nuts! Here’s the video makes your nerves jump. One mistake and your dead.
From: BIG BEAR
13-Jan-19
I’m not a fan of daredevil stunts risking your life for no reason. It’s pointless and stupid. Explain it to her kids when she dies.
From: 70lbdraw
13-Jan-19
As long as she can beat the men that did it before her...its totally justified...No matter the total useless nature of the feat to begin with!
From: Shuteye
13-Jan-19
That is one heck of an achievement.
From: slade
13-Jan-19
Good for her.
From: spike78
13-Jan-19
Pat the dragster pulled her to 100 mph then the cable was released so now the car is used to block wind. The coordination between car and bike had to be perfect. I would not have wanted to be the driver with someone’s life in my hands. In the video you will see her front tire almost tap the car. That would have been death right there.
From: 70lbdraw
13-Jan-19
Same concept as drafting in NASCAR. The lead car basically creates a hole in the wind resistance. We used to do it to semi trailers on the freeway. Get close enough to the back of a 55 MPH high box trailer for long enough and you'll start to see an improvement in your fuel economy.
From: Grey Ghost
13-Jan-19
Yep, drafting (aka: slipstreaming). Interestingly, drafting will also allow the lead vehicle to travel faster than if it were traveling alone.
Matt
From: Scrappy
13-Jan-19
It's sad cause next year someone will have an electric bike that goes 200 and beat her record. Cause we have all learned right here on bowsite that even though it has a motor it self identified as nonmotorized.
From: PECO
13-Jan-19
Pace lining when road biking. The person in front is working hard and cutting the wind. The people behind are almost just coasting. The lead person pulls for a while, then moves over and drops to the end of the line to recover, until they are lead again. It's a lot of fun and a group can cover a lot more ground, faster, than riding solo. Everyone needs to pay 100% attention to what is going on, the line is very tight, bikes just a few inches apart.
From: Salagi
13-Jan-19
I have a hard time legitimizing that speed since the drag car pulled her to 100-130 mph to start with. To me, the speed record should be without any additional help. I know the other records were set the same way and so I feel the same with them too. But then again I shoot a recurve. ;)
From: spike78
13-Jan-19
Salagi even if the car pulled her the whole 184 mph that sure takes some big balls!
From: Salagi
13-Jan-19
Spike, I'm not arguing that one bit. Even at 130 mph release, she gained over 50 MPH on her own. No way could I, much less would I, even try that. And she looked better than me too. ;)
From: Huntcell
13-Jan-19
Fastest car drafting by a two wheeled vehicle record.
Just a headline grabber by saying bicycle.
Own admission says “no way near a regular bicycle”. Among other things has motorcycle wheels .
After while these dreamed up schemes become non events except for the mini group of followers.
From: Will
13-Jan-19
Pretty unreal process to make that work!
From: Woods Walker
13-Jan-19
One question.......WHY???
From: TD
14-Jan-19
I thought they just pushed her off a cliff...... =D
From: PECO
14-Jan-19
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Maybe you Negative Nancys will like this better.