Commuting at 180 mph?
10-08-18, 03:00 PM
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You're right that handling skill counts as much as power, which is why it's an impressive feat.
I'm not implying I could hold a candle to anyone with a record. I'm not particularly powerful. I'm saying that this event appears to measure how powerful an athlete is, but it doesn't do that so well.
I'm not implying I could hold a candle to anyone with a record. I'm not particularly powerful. I'm saying that this event appears to measure how powerful an athlete is, but it doesn't do that so well.
IMHO the hour record is a better measure of a riders power (as well as many other track events). The moto-assist speed record is more of a dare-devil + athletic skill measure; kinda like the downhill record:
I'm glad somebody thinks these records are a good thing to chase ... 'cause I ain't interested!
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10-08-18, 03:30 PM
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Interesting. Wouldn't he be better off with tri bars?
10-08-18, 05:10 PM
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I think the SSC guys are cheating because they use jet engines.
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No, it DOESN'T appear to measure power. There's no power meter used. It measures human-powered speed, and it does that just fine. A human-powered equivalent of a tractor pull would be a better measure of power, but that wouldn't be the point of this particular accomplishment.
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10-09-18, 09:21 AM
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Well his goal was to set a speed record
