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KeithD
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Posted: 07 May 2012 at 10:36am |
New World Record or Unlucky Scotsman?
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gNick
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Doesn't look terribly likely so far, looks too big and no fairing as of yet. Wouldn't expect it to be ready for BM this year...
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gNick
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tosgh
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Head first! Maybe best not to re-run the video of the last Kingsburys' BATTLE MOUNTAIN attempt (Mango) which finally stopped travelling when hitting a parked van.
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weight is everything
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blogwat
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Hi Folks
there is a short mention of obrey's attempt in I newspaper today.
Jeff.
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when your up to your waist in aligators they forget to tell you you've got to clear the swamp
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LeeW
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I would recommend obree looks at this: http://www.recumbents.com/wisil/misc/great_ideas.htm
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Current fleet: Milan SL MK2 #027, Fujin SL II, Beany!
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Andhar
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I am meeting O'Bree at this Cyclefest event at a talk as I am a member of this Museum. Shall I give him a few pointers?
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Andrew Harrington
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SteveArmstrong
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Here are some more pics in the daily record. You can see the other side of the 2 stage transmission. The article mentions he's keeping the exact design secret in case opponents steal it. Does he have something innovative up his sleeve to bridge that 17mph gap to 100? Or is 100mph just a nice round media friendly number to aim for? Should be an interesting BM this year.
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When you pull the cats tail, you get the whole cat.
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legs_larry
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I think the 100 mph thing was just plucked out of thin air. I'm glad Obree's doing this and I'm looking forward to meeting him, but I can't help but think he's likely to come out of this somewhat badly. Since my first visit to BM in 2002 the record has only gone out by about 2 mph and only two riders have gone over 80.
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SteveArmstrong
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If he doesn't break the record, I only hope he continues to work on it rather than just leaving it at that.
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When you pull the cats tail, you get the whole cat.
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LeeW
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Wonder if he is keeping his design a secret because it's flawed, been tried before and does not want to be told he won't have a chance.
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Current fleet: Milan SL MK2 #027, Fujin SL II, Beany!
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