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Monday, October 1, 2007

Like a speeding bullet with disk brakes

Last Saturday, Markus Stöckl broke the land speed record for a mountain bike -- he reached 138 MPH on a Peruvian snow slope. You'd think snow would make for an intolerably unstable surface, but apparently not at these speeds. At slower speeds, especially brought on by quick and y'know involuntary decelerations, snow is undoubtedly a more forgiving surface.




The only thing that's dorky about this is the Red Bull Helmet and the finned boots, but we're not pickign a fight with this tough-as-nails fahrradder.

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