Rocket Bike..?

[scott43]

I mean..kinda cool on some level....

Video: Taiwanese cyclist mounts jet engine to road bike, hits 82 mph

Don't try this at home, folks.

www.velonews.com

 

[cantunamunch]

Am I the only one who wants actual speed trap numbers on this?

I can see a model jet engine being rated to 100kg of thrust, that's fine. Let's say the guy is really tiny, about half my size. (The bike in the video supports this, although the engine looks a lot smaller than a 220lb thrust one). I am still not buying true 82mph off a 30 second burn.

90 second to 100 second burn? maybe. 150 second burn? sure. 30 second burn? Hard to believe.

And don't even start telling me about what the GPS said.

 

[scott43]

Are you going to make me get out the slide rule???

 

[cantunamunch]

Are you going to make me get out the slide rule???

I would be a lot happier if the video showed him triggering the jet after spinning out a 52x11.

His claim is double that of the Russian guy with the 18kg thrust engine.

 

[scott43]

Yeah but everyone knows Russians are experts are propaganda...

 

[cantunamunch]

Yeah but everyone knows Russians are experts are propaganda...

Exactly.

 

[slowrider]

Next thing you know some kook will try it on skis...