Originally Posted by StephenH

Just glancing over his website and all, I am reminded of the world-land-speed record attempts for automobiles. Craig Breedlove was working trying to break the speed of sound, basically by experimenting and fixing what broke and hoping he didn't die in the process. Richard Noble invested time and money in a proper attempt, with a driver that knew what he was doing, and the record was set. Graeme Obree seems to be very much on the Breedlove-approach, and does not inspire a lot of confidence.

I like the little quote on Graeme's site: "When a true genius appears, you can know him by this sign: that all the dunces are in a confederacy against him.” Unfortunately, it's not that easy. You can be like Tesla, a certified genius and still a crackpot.