New Human-Powered World Hour Record

jesterpilot writes "Last weekend, the limit of human propulsion was pushed another kilometer. At the 2006 Dempsey-MacCready One Hour Record Attempts on the Nissan track in Arizona, Fred Markham set a new World Hour Record by cranking 85,4 km in a fully faired recumbent bicycle. This is about 1 km more than Sam Whittinghams 2004 record. Noting Fred's age of fifty years, it seems the boundaries of human propulsion are not even close yet. Read a report of the decisive runs on Rob English' diary."

World Hour Record?

[stjobe]

New World Hour Record - Now With 61 minutes!

Fear!

[Nethead]

Being a computer bound, lazy geek, this scares the crap out of me!

Spice it up

[elessar12]

Started to read article... low tech.. *snore* Now if they had a small computer running windows media edition with the rider's peddeling powering it - then it would be an interesting read! Still, they are in better shape than I hope to be.

in teh 70s.....

[zogger]

...I got pulled over for *speeding* in a 45 (IIRC, zogheimerz now) zone on my ten speed, an old varsity I had worked on. Radar gun had me at 70(that I remember), downhill of course. The cop and me were both laffin like crazy, he's like "boy, you know how fast you wuz goin?" I'm like "nope, but it sure was fun passin them cars!". No ticket, I got a "warning"...

Glad to see a boomer break another record! yaaaa US!1!!1leben

Re:as alwasy...bikes are still faster than cars..

[Jeremi]

Need i say more?

Yes, please. What is this "dating" and "girlfriend" of which you speak?