One for Commander - Jet Cyclist Hits 73 MPH and Lives to Tell the Tale
Jun 2nd 2009, 6:07 am
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One for Commander - Jet Cyclist Hits 73 MPH and Lives to Tell the Tale
Motor madman Bob Maddox is back with a twin-engine jet bike that makes the raucous rocket he rode last year look tame.
He recently bolted a dual-exhaust pulse jet engine to the side of an ordinary bicycle, donned a leather jacket and helmet and then held on tight as he peeled off a 73-mph run down a deserted back road. And we thought he was crazy when he hit 50 mph on one of his single-engine contraptions last year.
http://www.wired.com/autopia/2009/06/jet-bike/
He recently bolted a dual-exhaust pulse jet engine to the side of an ordinary bicycle, donned a leather jacket and helmet and then held on tight as he peeled off a 73-mph run down a deserted back road. And we thought he was crazy when he hit 50 mph on one of his single-engine contraptions last year.
http://www.wired.com/autopia/2009/06/jet-bike/
Jun 2nd 2009, 7:02 am
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Re: One for Commander - Jet Cyclist Hits 73 MPH and Lives to Tell the Tale
heh heh...great stuff...
On a similar note, during stage 14 of this years Giro d'Italia on a mountain decent, riders were hitting speeds of 120Kph..
outrageous..
On a similar note, during stage 14 of this years Giro d'Italia on a mountain decent, riders were hitting speeds of 120Kph..
outrageous..
Jun 2nd 2009, 7:58 am
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Re: One for Commander - Jet Cyclist Hits 73 MPH and Lives to Tell the Tale
I would have sooo much compassion for you if you fell off your bike and hurt your little sweet self!
Jun 2nd 2009, 8:26 am
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Re: One for Commander - Jet Cyclist Hits 73 MPH and Lives to Tell the Tale
Jun 2nd 2009, 8:51 am
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Re: One for Commander - Jet Cyclist Hits 73 MPH and Lives to Tell the Tale
Jun 2nd 2009, 8:54 am
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**** it we'll do it live
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Re: One for Commander - Jet Cyclist Hits 73 MPH and Lives to Tell the Tale
lol
actually i may just have changed my mind about lycra, was looking for a suitably stupid lycra pic and stumbled across this......i may have to re evaluate
actually i may just have changed my mind about lycra, was looking for a suitably stupid lycra pic and stumbled across this......i may have to re evaluate
Jun 2nd 2009, 8:57 am
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**** it we'll do it live
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Re: One for Commander - Jet Cyclist Hits 73 MPH and Lives to Tell the Tale
ah safe, not going to have to change my thinking
looks perfectly normal to me this
looks perfectly normal to me this
