0-207mph in under five seconds. On a bike!

[Dogtrousers]

Surprisingly, the brakes are just ordinary pads, while the tyres are specially made by Michelin to handle the speed and weight load."

Not really all that surprising, because if you're doing that speed and you really, really, need to stop then you are pretty much screwed. I expect the brakes are only used after the run when he has slowed down to mortal speeds.

 

[Scoosh]

It's a motorbicycle, innit ? Not one of the pedal variety.

 

[mustang1]

Wrong title: its a motor bike (but impressive none the less).

 

[Scoosh]

 

[classic33]

Listed as a bicycle speed record though.

 

[tyred]

Oh, I thought someone had been rear-ended by a Lamborghini going full speed ahead.

 

[Cyclopathic]

It's a motorbike. I could put some pedals on a car but it wouldn't make it a bike.

 

[Cycleops]

Always wanted to know what it felt like riding a bike with a firework up your arse!

 

[HLaB]

What some folk will do to get a Strava segment

 

[Scoosh]

It's a motorbike. I could put some pedals on a car but it wouldn't make it a bike.

Now, if you removed 2 of the wheels as well ... you would actually have a bicycle ... !

 

[classic33]

Now, if you removed 2 of the wheels as well ... you would actually have a bicycle ... !

Or a sociable!

 

[ClichéGuevara]

Pfft, if he was any good, he'd make it a fixy and keep his feet on the pedals.