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Does anyone remember a (French?) guy who did exactly the same in the late 80s? Except that he was wearing a simpler helmet and his bike used simple 3-gear fixed
by huhtenberg 13y ago
Does anyone remember a (French?) guy who did exactly the same in the late 80s? Except that he was wearing a simpler helmet and his bike used simple 3-gear fixed transmission, with extra gear mounted under the seat. His bike rolled 30 m with a single pedal rotation and he too was riding after the bus to piggyback on a slipstream. His ride was highly publicized and I think he made it into a Guinness book.
- enqk 13y agoMaybe you're talking about José Meiffret: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Meiffret http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Meiffret He rode to 130mph / 200km/h back in 1962
- huhtenberg 13y agoNope, not him. Googled a bit and I was thinking of John Howard in 1985. Apparently, it wasn't a bus, but a custom dragster and his helmet was a match too :) And here's his bike - http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=8bqd1t1 http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=8bqd1t1
- enqk 13y agoIndeed, I could not remember the gearing you were talking about. This looks super cool :)