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Race Across America, an ultra marathon bicycle race across the United States that started in 1982. The fastest average speed records are: Solo man: Christoph Strasser, 2014, who averaged 16.42 mph (26.43 km/h) riding 3,020 miles (4,860 km) in 7 days, 15 hours, and 56 minutes. [76]
A lugged steel bicycle has a frame made of steel. A plastic bicycle was an attempt in the early 1980s to introduce a bicycle made entirely out of plastic materials instead of metal. A wooden bicycle has a frame made out of wood. One example is the Chukudu used in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
In a road bicycle race, the peloton (from French, originally meaning ' platoon ') is the main group or pack of riders. Riders in a group save energy by riding close (drafting or slipstreaming) to (particularly behind) other riders. The reduction in drag is dramatic; riding in the middle of a well-developed group, drag can be reduced by as much ...
The Yamaha YZF-R6 is a sport bike, [1] produced by Yamaha as a 600 class from 1999 to 2020. From 2021, production availability is limited to race-only specification in most global markets, [2] [3] causing race organisers to realign their engine eligibility criteria to encourage other manufacturers having larger than 600 cc displacements to enter road-race competition from 2022. [4]
This list of current motorsport championships is a list of national and international motorsport championships decided by the points or positions earned by a driver from multiple races across Multiple Disciplines including Single Seaters, Sports Cars, Single Make series, Prototype racing, Touring cars, Stock Cars, Karting Prototype Bike Racing, Production Bike Racing, Dirt Track, Rally, Rally ...
The Trans Am Bike Race (TABR) is an annual, self-supported, ultra-distance cycling race across the United States. The route is about 4,200 miles (6,800 km) long and uses the TransAmerica Bicycle Trail that was developed by the Adventure Cycling Association for the Bikecentennial event in 1976. [ 1 ] The route runs from the Pacific coast in ...
Velomobile. A velomobile (/ ˈvɛloʊmoʊˌbil /); velomobiel, velo, or bicycle car is a human-powered vehicle (HPV) enclosed for aerodynamic advantage and/or protection from weather and collisions. [1] Velomobiles are similar to recumbent bicycles, pedal go-karts and tricycles, but with a full fairing (aerodynamic or weather protective shell ...
Bikepacking is how a bicycle is packed for bicycle touring. As with backpacking, lightweight packing [1] is a popular topic within bicycle packing. [2] Any kind of bicycle can be used for bikepacking, and specialized touring bicycles often have attachment points from the factory such as low riders and luggage carriers, [3] but most types of ...