The World's Fastest Bike

Eat your heart out, Lance. This amateur-built recumbent may soon break its own record by hitting 82 mph. In October 2005, a dozen or so bicyclists will haul butt down a flat two-lane state highway near Battle Mountain, Nevada, reaching speeds of more than 60 mph. That's no typo. It's par for the five-mile course at the sixth annual World Human Powered Speed Challenge...

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