wow thats fast
06-16-03, 07:09 PM
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wow thats fast
just goofing off and seen this about a guy going 108.92 mph on a bike im not sure of myself yet at 15 and up ( only hit those going down hill)
https://www.bicyclemuseum.com/Html/bike8.html
scroll down to the 1941 Schwinn Letourner Replica thats where it talks about it. and thats one heck of a crank on that bike also
https://www.bicyclemuseum.com/Html/bike8.html
scroll down to the 1941 Schwinn Letourner Replica thats where it talks about it. and thats one heck of a crank on that bike also
06-16-03, 07:23 PM
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I wonder whether that record held until John Howard's run in the 1970s. Howard had to use a two-stage gear train to avoid needing an impossibly large chainwheel. I believe his moving windbreak was significantly larger, as well.
What really impresses me is that one would have to spin a 256.5" gear (27" x 9.5, from the museum website) at around 140 RPM to hit 109 mph.
What really impresses me is that one would have to spin a 256.5" gear (27" x 9.5, from the museum website) at around 140 RPM to hit 109 mph.
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"Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing." --Theodore Roosevelt
Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
Carlton: 1962 Franco Suisse, S/N K7911
Peugeot: 1970 UO-8, S/N 0010468
Bianchi: 1982 Campione d'Italia, S/N 1.M9914
Schwinn: 1988 Project KOM-10, S/N F804069
06-16-03, 07:32 PM
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And I thought me road bike had a good sized big ring!
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06-16-03, 08:22 PM
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I want the Donald Duck bike. 
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06-16-03, 08:43 PM
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I want the Donald Duck bike.
