The Circle City Bicycles blog contains info on bicycles, cycling events, pro racing, bicycle touring, and just about anything else cycling related. Since our bike shop is located in Indianapolis, we focus on biking in the Midwest, but cycling fans anywhere in the world should find this blog interesting. We try to post daily Monday through Friday, but we occasionally miss a day. Each Friday we try to have an interesting bicycle related photo.
Rocket powered bicycle about to race against a Ferrari (Photo courtesy of Gizmag)
In November of 2014, a gentleman named Francois Gissy set a world record of 207 miles per hour in a rocket powered bicycle. He was racing against a Ferrari which he left in the dust. The bike reached its top speed in less than 5 seconds. You can read more about it on the Gizmag website. The article is appropriately titled "Interview with a Madman." Here's a video that shows the bicycle in action.
I haven't been able to find out what has happened in rocket powered bicycle technology since 2014. In the article, Gissy said he hoped to ride a bike called "Spine Crusher," which could hit 250 miles per hour in two seconds. A link to his Facebook page from the YouTube video no longer works.
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