"I declared that I could follow a railroad train and that there was not a locomotive built which could get away from me. I immediately became the laughing stock of the world."
I love the story of original drafter Charles 'Mile a Minute' Murphy who sucked a steamtrain into legend.
[QUOTE 2005515, member: 9609"]He rode at 60mph and probably only being able to see several feet in front on a 10" wide plank, presumably with railway sleepers at each side that would destroy bike and man in seconds of any deviation - amazing stuff.[/quote]
A real daredevil. If someone's not editing a collection of cycling derring-do with this as the centre-piece then they should be.
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