The Saint Posted March 20, 2007 Share The fastest speed ever recorded on a bicycle was by Jose Meiffret in July of 1962. This was assisted by dragging behind a Merc 300SL. Fastest unassisted speed I can find is 130KM's not sure by who. Bruce Bursford holds the record at 334.6KM's but on an indoor type bike. At the flat, the speed had increased to 127. Faster than an express train, faster than a plummeting skier, faster than a free fall in space. Meiffret's legs were spinning at 3.1 revolutions per second, and each second carried him 190 feet! When he passed the second flag, the chronometers registered 17.580 seconds, equivalent to 127.342 miles an hour or 204.73 KM's.The bike had A monstrous chain wheel with 130 teeth connected with a sprocket with 15. The rake on the fork was reversed. Rims were of wood to prevent overheating. The gooseneck was supported with a flying buttress. The well-worn tires were tubulars. The frame was reinforced at all the critical points. It weighed 20 kilos. Who needs carbon? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotty Posted March 20, 2007 Share Check that cog !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Big H Posted March 20, 2007 Share Check that Merc!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RodTi Posted March 20, 2007 Share Anyone help out with a bet I had going some time back - will try and google again myself...I'm sure that the land-speed record (assisted) was broken more recently than that... Some guy on a really wierd looking black Lotus bicycle, carbon all the way as far as I can remember, riding behind a wind-breaking screen being dragged behind a large van of sorts....Did a ridiculous speed... Anyone remember anything about that? MuxMan? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1hill@aTime Posted March 20, 2007 Share http://www.canosoarus.com/08LSRbicycle/LSR%20Bike01.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RodTi Posted March 20, 2007 Share Thanks 1Hill - see the Yanks call it motor pacing... Will have a look see.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1hill@aTime Posted March 20, 2007 Share have a look closely, at the chain and the way the cogs are positioned, very weird. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Saint Posted March 20, 2007 Share John Howard at 152.2 Mph which is 243 Kms..... I think that black carbon one is the one which Bruce Bursford rode at a staggering R350,000 if you wanted to buy it. I know he setup the fastest speed ever but it was on an indoor trainer type effort, strangely enough he died in a collision with a motor vehicle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Saint Posted March 20, 2007 Share Now we just wait to hear from the Campag crew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndreZA Posted March 20, 2007 Share http://www.canosoarus.com/08LSRbicycle/LSR%20Bike01.htm They had that on Discovery a few times already and the one guy fell himself katools when he came out of the car's slipstream. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timbrink Posted March 20, 2007 Share 268,831 km/h http://www.fredrompelberg.com/en/html/algemeen/fredrompelberg/record.asp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoLefty!! Posted March 20, 2007 Share thats 286.831 Km/hr folks.... not 74.675277777 Km/sec as indicate by the other Tim Pedantic I know but I just had coffee.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RodTi Posted March 20, 2007 Share I think I just won my bet!!! Thanks for the really interesting info guys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Crazy German Posted March 20, 2007 Share That was fred rompelberg renamed to strompelberg after that(limping fred in english. Broke almost every bone he had now runs bicycle touring holidays on Mallorca. Though there are some unpaced records set on ski slopes at almost 200 k an hour. Fastest I ever did was 114k/h Eric Barone from france did 222 on snow and 170ish on tarmac Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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