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Greg

01-21-03, 07:17 AM

I glanced at an Adventure magazine while waiting for a haircut and saw that a stunt man broke his own downhill speed record on a mtb to a speed of 107~ mph! He crashed and broke a bunch of bones in the process.

He currently holds the downhill record on snow also at something like 128 or 138 mph.

Sick.

a2psyklnut

01-21-03, 07:20 AM

I saw that, or another article. It was some French guy! I saw the frame by frame of the crash, pretty nastly wipeout!

L8R

Precision Pedal

01-21-03, 08:27 AM

I know of a frenchman named Christian Taillefer who in 96 set a downhill speed record at 111 mph on a special built Peugot (sp?). I am nt knowing of a faster speed record though.

Jim311

01-21-03, 08:35 AM

Faster than I'd want to go on a bike!

WNCbiker

01-24-03, 08:08 AM

i was watching warren miller tv and this girl with a custom made peugot broke the record at 143 on snow. along with other skiers going 160

Maelstrom

01-24-03, 11:39 AM

Too bad you don't have a pic of the bike. The thing is crazy looking. The gear ratio on it was ********. :)