Cycling World Land Speed Record

Watsey · 09-19-2018, 01:43 PM

A US woman, Denise Mueller-Korenek, has broken the record by hitting (near as dammit) 184mph.

Sounds incredible but IMO the means of achieving it make it pointless : she was towed to 100mph (understandable, given the tall gearing required) but then was basically in the near-contact slipstream of the dragster being driven in front of her. To all intents and purposes she was cycling in a void, with little or no frontal air pressure to overcome.

Yes there would be some rolling resistance from the salt flats, but it seems like a pretty pointless record to me.

Thoughts ?

Watsey · 09-19-2018, 01:45 PM

Oh, and this should be in the OT section - doh !

JustChris · 09-19-2018, 02:19 PM

184mph.....on a pedal bike. WTAF that's incredible!

SkyJawa · 09-19-2018, 02:44 PM

Great achievement tho!

Zippee · 09-19-2018, 02:56 PM

I bet she posted a video on YouTube gobbing off about the dangerous and inconsiderate driver in front.

Lorcan · 09-20-2018, 07:42 AM

In the spectrum of pointless records I suspect that there are many others that I might raise an eyebrow at before this one. Having said that, the wheel driven (car) record has changed hands a few times this year, and is of far more interest to me personally. Team Vesco are currently on top at 482mph.

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Watsey Major General 6407 Rep 8,495 Posts Drives: F31 330D sDrive M Sport Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: On sabbatical. iTrader: (1)	Cycling World Land Speed Record A US woman, Denise Mueller-Korenek, has broken the record by hitting (near as dammit) 184mph. Sounds incredible but IMO the means of achieving it make it pointless : she was towed to 100mph (understandable, given the tall gearing required) but then was basically in the near-contact slipstream of the dragster being driven in front of her. To all intents and purposes she was cycling in a void, with little or no frontal air pressure to overcome. Yes there would be some rolling resistance from the salt flats, but it seems like a pretty pointless record to me. Thoughts ? __________________ Current : F31 330sD, remapped, Ohlins Road & Track, Millway camber plates, Quaife LSD, Stoptech brakes + Pagid RSL1 pads all round, Weichers front strut brace, Eibach front & rear anti-roll bars, Michelin MP4S.
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Watsey Major General 6407 Rep 8,495 Posts Drives: F31 330D sDrive M Sport Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: On sabbatical. iTrader: (1)	Oh, and this should be in the OT section - doh ! __________________ Current : F31 330sD, remapped, Ohlins Road & Track, Millway camber plates, Quaife LSD, Stoptech brakes + Pagid RSL1 pads all round, Weichers front strut brace, Eibach front & rear anti-roll bars, Michelin MP4S.
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JustChris General 17488 Rep 25,113 Posts Drives: Tesla MYRWD Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: UK iTrader: (0)	184mph.....on a pedal bike. WTAF that's incredible! __________________ My car made front page of Bimmerpost
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SkyJawa Major General 3719 Rep 8,636 Posts Drives: F10 530d Join Date: May 2014 Location: Hampshire iTrader: (1)	Great achievement tho!
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Zippee Banned 364 Rep 487 Posts Drives: BMW M4 CP SMB Join Date: Jul 2018 Location: UK iTrader: (0)	I bet she posted a video on YouTube gobbing off about the dangerous and inconsiderate driver in front.
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Lorcan The artist formerly known as AC Schnitzer UK 3609 Rep 4,518 Posts Drives: The Yellow Peril Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Norfolk UK iTrader: (0)	In the spectrum of pointless records I suspect that there are many others that I might raise an eyebrow at before this one. Having said that, the wheel driven (car) record has changed hands a few times this year, and is of far more interest to me personally. Team Vesco are currently on top at 482mph.
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