New world cycling speed record... 174mph...
Discussion
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2019/aug/...
Clearly using a "slipstream" vehicle to ride behind, removing the impact of wind resistance etc..
Pretty impressive, but it appears he didn't have to accelerate to 174, but was towed to 174mph by the slipstream vehicle, then released, and he had to sustain 174 mph between two timing posts of 200m...
I guess keeping the bike stable, and mechanical resistance would be "significant" at that speed, but without needing to accelerate to 174, I would have that most top/pro cyclists would also be able to manage that.
Or am I being unreasonable, how much energy/power does it take to sustain that speed, without wif resistance/drag.
Clearly using a "slipstream" vehicle to ride behind, removing the impact of wind resistance etc..
Pretty impressive, but it appears he didn't have to accelerate to 174, but was towed to 174mph by the slipstream vehicle, then released, and he had to sustain 174 mph between two timing posts of 200m...
I guess keeping the bike stable, and mechanical resistance would be "significant" at that speed, but without needing to accelerate to 174, I would have that most top/pro cyclists would also be able to manage that.
Or am I being unreasonable, how much energy/power does it take to sustain that speed, without wif resistance/drag.
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