Published On Jun 4, 2023
The faired recumbent bicycles used in land speed record attempts are extraordinary pieces of engineering. Ollie visited the Aim93 team at London South Bank University who have been building their own machine to try to break the world record in order to find out more about the work that goes into making the fastest human powered vehicles in the world!
00:00 Intro
00:43 What is a Faired Recumbent?
01:26 How Fast Can They Go?
03:00 Aiming for 93 MPH
04:57 A Novel Drive System
07:30 Training for a World Record
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