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07-16-03, 06:06 AM
De Hart plans to back into history
Back off!
Photo: © Jannes Wolff
Dutch rider Pieter de Hart is planning an attempt to regain the Hour Record for riding backwards. De Hart set a mark of 26.948km last year, but in May this year the record was pushed out to 29.1km.
De Hart will try to reverse through the 30km barrier at Millbrook Proving Ground in Bedfordshire, UK on Monday, August 25, starting at about 8.30am, and plans to go on for the 50km record too, which currently stands at 1.46.59.
As you can see from the photo, De Hart's, er, unusual riding style involves sitting on the handlebars, a position that has obvious ergonomic and aerodynamic disadvantages compared to the conventional position. There's also the slight problem that you can't see where you're going, which is why De Hart goes for his records on closed tracks and as he puts it on his website: "It's definitely not o.k. to do the cycling backwards unaccompanied on public roads!" Words to live by.
Back off!
Photo: © Jannes Wolff
Dutch rider Pieter de Hart is planning an attempt to regain the Hour Record for riding backwards. De Hart set a mark of 26.948km last year, but in May this year the record was pushed out to 29.1km.
De Hart will try to reverse through the 30km barrier at Millbrook Proving Ground in Bedfordshire, UK on Monday, August 25, starting at about 8.30am, and plans to go on for the 50km record too, which currently stands at 1.46.59.
As you can see from the photo, De Hart's, er, unusual riding style involves sitting on the handlebars, a position that has obvious ergonomic and aerodynamic disadvantages compared to the conventional position. There's also the slight problem that you can't see where you're going, which is why De Hart goes for his records on closed tracks and as he puts it on his website: "It's definitely not o.k. to do the cycling backwards unaccompanied on public roads!" Words to live by.