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Beating a Ferrari with a bicycle. It's not rocket science! Oh wait! YES IT IS!

Holy cow, that's fast!


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Old 11-10-2014, 06:47 PM
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Surely that guy has road rash on his enormously huge balls. That's crazy!
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Old 11-10-2014, 08:03 PM
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WOW... Just WOW.
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Old 11-10-2014, 08:09 PM
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i'd like to see that in a velodrome!
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Old 11-10-2014, 08:34 PM
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at what point does it cease to be a bicycle?
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Old 11-10-2014, 08:40 PM
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This is the guy who built it.

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Old 11-10-2014, 08:50 PM
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^^and the pilot.

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Old 11-10-2014, 10:05 PM
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^^and the pilot.

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That explains the "Mullet"
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Old 11-10-2014, 10:09 PM
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Cool, but doesn't it completely defeat the purpose of a bicycle? Or really, all the purposes? (exercise, pollution, fuel consumption)
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Old 11-11-2014, 05:31 AM
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Hmmm.
Bicycle + (rocket) motor = motorcycle.

N'est pas?


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Old 11-11-2014, 06:15 AM
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Virgin Galactic should recruit that guy. --he would fit, on so many levels.
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Old 11-11-2014, 10:04 AM
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This is the guy who built it.

That's the guy that rode it. His buddy built it.
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Old 11-11-2014, 10:07 AM
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I don't care if he looks like an elf, he's got big brass ones.
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Old 11-11-2014, 10:11 AM
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Hummm, he didn't pedal did he? I remember 'ol John Howard when he went fast as I used to race bicycles against him in the 70s and 80s. He pedaled! Here's a link:

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Old 11-11-2014, 11:19 AM
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Old 11-11-2014, 01:02 PM
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Another... just WOW!!!
Old 11-11-2014, 01:27 PM
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I just picture some poor bloke coming along when he's not on that thing and proceeding to say a few words using that megaphone.
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Old 11-11-2014, 09:58 PM
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Wire spoke wheels. Thats amazing.
Old 11-12-2014, 02:15 AM
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Just wondering about his brakes - not that they'd be much good to him.

Cheers
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