JackAwesome
08-23-16 | 03:37 PM
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pro in someone's theory
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JackAwesome
I keep putting things like this in the Jackass Thread that are Awesome but are probably not great forms of transportation but this is too awesome for the jackass thread so I'm starting a new thread.
33-year-old bet won at last: human powered helicopter | Sciencedump
33-year-old bet won at last: human powered helicopter | Sciencedump
08-25-16 | 05:27 PM
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He ends up doing some sort of ted shredding thing to slow down enough to get his feet back on.
I really only thought the aero was the cool thing. I'm also not sure I approve of scooter drivers using two hands to take pictures.
I really only thought the aero was the cool thing. I'm also not sure I approve of scooter drivers using two hands to take pictures.
08-27-16 | 07:45 AM
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From: high above the pounding surf of Lake Erie
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My son has a SS trike & I have no truck! Here's my jack idea that worked out awesomely:Well, I couldn't upload them in order, but you get the idea.
Last edited by North Coast Joe; 08-27-16 at 07:49 AM.
09-18-16 | 11:48 PM
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09-19-16 | 04:49 AM
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From: high above the pounding surf of Lake Erie
Bikes: Couple of rigid MTB's and a fixed gear
09-20-16 | 07:57 AM
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- Soli Deo Gloria -
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^^
That's the world speed record bike. She pedaled the thing 147 MPH.
488 gear inches. Think about that for a second...
American woman rides bike 147 mph, a new world record | VeloNews.com
-Tim-
That's the world speed record bike. She pedaled the thing 147 MPH.
488 gear inches. Think about that for a second...
American woman rides bike 147 mph, a new world record | VeloNews.com
-Tim-
09-29-16 | 10:10 PM
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I'm with ya. I built a wood headache rack for my truck and can't decide if it's craftsmanlike awesome or just ****ing ghetto. It's not bolted-together 2 by material but wood on a car generally just looks weird somehow...
11-15-16 | 01:18 PM
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It's so low that poor girl is a goner if she hits a pebble. :/ I'd like to know how the wheels work, too (pin bearings? really big balls?). This clip isn't clear enough for me to see how smoothly they're rolling, though.
11-15-16 | 01:52 PM
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^^
That's the world speed record bike. She pedaled the thing 147 MPH.
488 gear inches. Think about that for a second...
American woman rides bike 147 mph, a new world record | VeloNews.com
-Tim-
That's the world speed record bike. She pedaled the thing 147 MPH.
488 gear inches. Think about that for a second...
American woman rides bike 147 mph, a new world record | VeloNews.com
-Tim-
11-16-16 | 07:57 AM
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Do you think someone could ride 147 MPH without being motorpaced?
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"Your beauty is an aeroplane;
so high, my heart cannot bear the strain." -A.C. Jobim, Triste
"Your beauty is an aeroplane;
so high, my heart cannot bear the strain." -A.C. Jobim, Triste
11-16-16 | 08:54 AM
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Nope. Not even close. Did you miss the part where I said that I was "jaded"? 
But I like these guys...
Aerovelo Eta: Recumbent bike shaped like a bullet sets human-powered speed world record
But I like these guys...
Aerovelo Eta: Recumbent bike shaped like a bullet sets human-powered speed world record
Last edited by Noli Timere; 11-18-16 at 10:12 AM.
11-16-16 | 09:24 AM
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José Meiffret pedaled a bike 80+ MPH at the velodrome and crashed. The newspapers said he had died. He later pedaled a bike 127MPH. After that he became a Trappist monk.
Motorpaced or not, he was pretty awesome IMO.
"In case of fatal accident, I beg of the spectators not to feel sorry for me. I am a poor man, an orphan since the age of eleven, and I have suffered much. Death holds no terror for me. This record attempt is my way of expressing myself. If the doctors can do no more for me, please bury me by the side of the road where I have fallen."
Date with DeathMotorpaced or not, he was pretty awesome IMO.