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Ady1	12/11/2014 14:06:16
6137 forum posts 893 photos	LINK A cyclist has ridden a rocket-equipped push bicycle into the record books by attaining speeds of 207mph (333km/h) at a racetrack in France. The rocket-propelled bicycle, named Kamikaze 5, was designed by Mr Gissy's Swiss friend Arnold Neracher, and has been used in a series of ever-faster speed challenges organised by the two men since 2011. The current model uses concentrated hydrogen peroxide as fuel and silver as a catalyst. This generates heat and water, which is expelled as steam through a rocket nozzle, providing the bike with thrust This provides a safer alternative to normal rocket engines, which typically burn together two different chemicals.
Ian P	12/11/2014 15:23:28
2747 forum posts 123 photos	Not sure if he is mad or foolish, definitely brave though. Not much visible in the way of brakes but the bike does appear to have derallieur gears. I wonder what he uses to keep his trowsers on! Ian P
Michael Gilligan	12/11/2014 15:28:30
23121 forum posts 1360 photos	Posted by Ian Phillips on 12/11/2014 15:23:28: I wonder what he uses to keep his trowsers on! . Clenched Buttocks
Muzzer	12/11/2014 15:38:18
2904 forum posts 448 photos	They would be made of rubber if it were me! Or at least the underpants would be.
Neil Wyatt	12/11/2014 15:47:23
19226 forum posts 749 photos 86 articles	Sounds like exactly what bicycle clips are meant for Neil
Michael Gilligan	12/11/2014 16:10:02
23121 forum posts 1360 photos	Of course, in the good old days, Trousers were discarded for the sake of aerodynamic efficiency. MichaelG.
daveb	12/11/2014 17:47:07
631 forum posts 14 photos	You have to give him credit, the man has absolutely no fear. Or is it no imagination?

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