Due to technical problems with the skin on his latest HPV, Obree is going to miss the chance to go for the world record in ideal conditions in the US and is now looking for a suitable location in the UK.
At Battle Mountain, a small dusty town, miles from anywhere else in the north Nevada desert, the road to the south has been especially surfaced for speed trials.
Here, there's a straight of over five miles and a very slight slope that both allows a little extra assistance but falls within the parameters of record breaking rules.
The weather is dry, the altitude is high (1408m) and for just one week of the year, the road is shut down twice a day so that HPV speed freaks can see how fast they can go through a 200 metre speed trap.
But where does that leave Obree?
"Do you know anyone with a long driveway?" he asked.
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