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Date: 29 Sep 2007 16:34:45
From: bdbafh
Subject: 130 mph on a mountain bike
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http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2007/09/bike-hits-1307-.html
"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."
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Date: 29 Sep 2007 17:50:12
From: Skip
Subject: Re: 130 mph on a mountain bike
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"bdbafh" <bdbafh@gmail.com > wrote in message
news:1191083685.760958.23480@57g2000hsv.googlegroups.com...
> http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2007/09/bike-hits-1307-.html
>
> "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."
>
http://www.bikeroute.com/Recumbents/News/Archives/000066.html
Should be a good demonstration why not to do this.
- Skip
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Date: 29 Sep 2007 23:29:48
From: RBrickston
Subject: Re: 130 mph on a mountain bike
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In article <1191083685.760958.23480@57g2000hsv.googlegroups.com >,
bdbafh@gmail.com says...
> http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2007/09/bike-hits-1307-.html
>
> "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."
Somebody beat Baka to it? Wow...
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Date: 01 Oct 2007 11:14:15
From: Paul O
Subject: Re: 130 mph on a mountain bike
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RBrickston wrote:
> In article <1191083685.760958.23480@57g2000hsv.googlegroups.com>,
> bdbafh@gmail.com says...
>> http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2007/09/bike-hits-1307-.html
>>
>> "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."
>
> Somebody beat Baka to it? Wow...
Please, everyone knows that Bill Baka has ridden much faster than 130.
He's just too modest to say so...
--
Paul D Oosterhout
I work for SAIC (but I don't speak for SAIC)
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Date: 29 Sep 2007 18:12:08
From: David L. Johnson
Subject: Re: 130 mph on a mountain bike
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bdbafh wrote:
> http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2007/09/bike-hits-1307-.html
>
> "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.
Chilean Alps?
--
David L. Johnson
I believe that the motion picture is destined to revolutionize our
educational system and that in a few years it will supplant largely,
if not entirely, the use of textbooks
-- Thomas Edison, 1922
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Date: 29 Sep 2007 13:00:53
From: Jorg Lueke
Subject: Re: 130 mph on a mountain bike
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On Sep 29, 5:34 pm, bdbafh <bdb...@gmail.com > wrote:
> http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2007/09/bike-hits-1307-.html
>
> "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."
Did Hannibal cross the Chliean Alps at any point?
Why is the guy on the bike dressed like the emperors honor guard in
Star Wars?
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Date: 29 Sep 2007 12:28:56
From: Bill Sornson
Subject: Re: 130 mph on a mountain bike
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bdbafh wrote:
> http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2007/09/bike-hits-1307-.html
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> "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."
He wore a helmet?!? What a wuss! LOL
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