Hey - if these guys say its a record - its a record. On the other hand if someone says "bollocks" well - that's no more no less than either.
This reminds me of when I was using my Lucas Cyclometer (made in England) - in the 1960's --
It seems no matter how well you treated them, the "star wheel" which turned, each time a "striker" on spoke would slap it - well they all wore out after about thousand miles. I guess this guy went through at least 50 or 60 of these in one year. Oh wait - maybe he used other measurements........ of course my Columbia racer weighed about 32lbs - but this was the "60s".......
Never mind.