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Denise Mueller-Korenek Sets New Paced Cycling Speed Record

posted by takyon on Wednesday September 19 2018, @03:59PM   Printer-friendly
from the push-pedal dept.

An Anonymous Coward writes:

VeloNews reports: Mueller-Korenek rides 183.9mph, smashing world record

On the Bonneville Salt Flats, tucked in behind a 1,000-horsepower drag race car, Denise Mueller-Korenek hit 183.932 miles per hour, smashing a 23-year-old world record.

"It was a crazy wild ride to 183.9 mph, but so worth the sacrifice and years of focus on becoming the fastest human on a bicycle in the world," said Mueller-Korenek after breaking the record on September 16.

She hit the record speed on her second attempt, breaking Fred Rompelberg's 1995 Paced Bicycle Speed Record, 167mph.

Mueller-Korenek, 45, is familiar to top speeds on Utah's salt flats. She previously set a women's world record of 147.75mph in 2016. This Sunday, the mother of two took the world record outright, paced by an overhauled version of the dragster that paced Rompelberg to his record speed.

Also at NPR.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday September 19 2018, @09:54PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday September 19 2018, @09:54PM (#737255)

    Steel on steel is low rolling resistance (like a train), but also low friction for cornering. If you watch the video, she is being tossed sideways constantly by turbulence and I strongly suspect that steel wheels would slide and that would be the end of the run (when you crash). Previous paced cycling record holder Rompelberg https://fredrompelberg.com/nl/fred-268km [fredrompelberg.com] crashed on the salt and broke many bones...

    Rubber tires have been used at Bonneville Salt Flats at well over 400 mph (on wheel-driven cars). The rocket/jet powered cars that get up around the speed of sound use solid wheels and have a lot of problems with handling/steering.