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A Bike AND Snow in One Post

By Adam ⋅ September 29, 2007 ⋅ Email this post Email this post ⋅ Print this post Print this post ⋅ Post a comment

Check out this bike hitting 130+ miles per hour… on snow.

According to Wired, “33 year old Austrian Markus Stoeckl has smashed the World Speed Record for series mountain bikes. Stoeckl, nicknamed “Hercules” because of his 6′4″, 220 lbs. frame, broke the 8 year old record by 14 mph on a 2000 meter, 45 degree run in the Chilean Alps. Because of the extreme cold, Hercules had to hold his breath for the 40 second duration so his helmet didn’t fog up.”

Jeeeeez.

Here’s the video.

Discussion

2 comments for “A Bike AND Snow in One Post”

  1. 214kph? Wow, that is insane.

    If only we had hills like that in Ontario…

    Posted by Steve | September 29, 2007, 12:22 pm

  2. That guy zero fear; I know for me 80kph on the road and my bike starts to shake a little and I have to sit up to slow down.

    Posted by Paul | October 8, 2007, 10:16 am

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