The bar has been raised
09-26-08, 08:40 AM
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The bar has been raised
And you thought you were fast on your commute?!? Check out this video of Sam Whittingham breaking 82mph!!! eek:
09-26-08, 08:59 AM
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He should really get some blinkies and a mirror for that thing...
09-26-08, 09:00 AM
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Spiffy, for sure... but I can't commute in a recumbant coffin with only limited visibility of what's directly in front of me. 
Can I get one with a trailer and a 360 degree periscope?
Can I get one with a trailer and a 360 degree periscope?
09-26-08, 09:16 AM
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Here's a much longer piece about him and the whole event:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BlUPjlLFzm0&NR=1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BlUPjlLFzm0&NR=1
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Where are the fenders, rack, and lights?
09-26-08, 02:38 PM
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Fenders are in the shell, as is gear storage. As far as lighting goes the glow of the nose from air friction is all you need. Th edopplar effect would make the rear light look weird anyhow. As far as rear-ward and side-ward vision it's irrelevant - when you're going that fast everything behind you is getting farther behind you and anything to the side will quickly be behind you anyhow......
