Why It's Almost Impossible to Ride a Bike 60 Kilometers in One Hour | WIRED

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Ming the Merciless

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It’s not, it’s been exceeded (by quite a bit) on faired recumbents a number of times over the years.
 

byegad

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Perfectly possible.
From Wikipedia..
In August 2011, Francesco Russo travelled 91.56 km (56.89 mi) at the Dekra Test Oval near Klettwitz, Germany. He rode the Eiviestretto bicycle, which he designed and built with earlier record-holder Damjan Zabovnik. The Eiviestretto is a backwards-ridden vehicle with the rider's head pointed in the direction of travel. The rider lies on his back, using a mirror to navigate. The design is based on Eivie III from Damjan Zabovnik, with several improvements.[3] In 2016 Russo improved his record to 92.43 km (57.44 mi) on a bike he designed himself.
 

dan_bo

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From Wikipedia..
In August 2011, Francesco Russo travelled 91.56 km (56.89 mi) at the Dekra Test Oval near Klettwitz, Germany. He rode the Eiviestretto bicycle, which he designed and built with earlier record-holder Damjan Zabovnik. The Eiviestretto is a backwards-ridden vehicle with the rider's head pointed in the direction of travel. The rider lies on his back, using a mirror to navigate. The design is based on Eivie III from Damjan Zabovnik, with several improvements.[3] In 2016 Russo improved his record to 92.43 km (57.44 mi) on a bike he designed himself.
Safe as houses.
 

Ming the Merciless

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Comparing your example with the real Hour Record is just going backwards! :sad:

ha ha ha ha. Why don’t you look up the real hour record for human powered bike. It’s not the one you think it is.
 
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