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Drafting Behind Truck at 60 MPH [Video] Crazy cyclist goes 60 MPH on the freeway behind a big truck. boredville.com

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buddy moderator Male, 40-49 Western US Joined: 19 yrs, 8 mos ago 25,153 Posts	9 yrs ago, 6 mos ago - Thursday 8/25/11 - 1:07:12 AM EST (GMT-5) quote message Crazy cyclist goes 60 MPH on the freeway behind a big truck.
mudassar Male, 18-29 Europe Joined: 16 yrs ago 23,605 Posts	9 yrs ago, 6 mos ago - Thursday 8/25/11 - 2:15:03 AM EST (GMT-5) quote message what? so he isn't holding on but actually cycling at that speed?
mikegrella Male, 30-39 Western US Joined: 13 yrs, 2 mos ago 3,605 Posts	9 yrs ago, 6 mos ago - Thursday 8/25/11 - 2:52:02 AM EST (GMT-5) quote message Mythbusters said not to try anything they do on the show.
mikegrella Male, 30-39 Western US Joined: 13 yrs, 2 mos ago 3,605 Posts	9 yrs ago, 6 mos ago - Thursday 8/25/11 - 2:55:05 AM EST (GMT-5) quote message On Thursday 8/25/11 - 2:15:03 AM mudassar wrote: what? so he isn't holding on but actually cycling at that speed? yeah, he's just cycling, when drafting behind a truck on a bicycle it is actually very easy, just extremely dangerous. Mythbusters did it
lapislazuli Female, 50-59 Western US Joined: 18 yrs, 9 mos ago 61,641 Posts	9 yrs ago, 6 mos ago - Thursday 8/25/11 - 3:53:00 AM EST (GMT-5) quote message I knew a cyclist that died doing that...
mudassar Male, 18-29 Europe Joined: 16 yrs ago 23,605 Posts	9 yrs ago, 6 mos ago - Thursday 8/25/11 - 7:37:29 AM EST (GMT-5) quote message i don't really get how though. :P even just going down a steep hill fast in my highest gear i can barely peddle fast enough to keep up with the wheels. Let alone at 60mph.i don't really get how though. :P even just going down a steep hill fast in my highest gear i can barely peddle fast enough to keep up with the wheels. Let alone at 60mph.
mudassar Male, 18-29 Europe Joined: 16 yrs ago 23,605 Posts	9 yrs ago, 6 mos ago - Thursday 8/25/11 - 7:38:19 AM EST (GMT-5) quote message now why did my phone do that?
Isthiezak Male, 18-29 Asia Joined: 15 yrs, 11 mos ago 15,814 Posts	9 yrs ago, 6 mos ago - Thursday 8/25/11 - 8:13:26 AM EST (GMT-5) quote message I imagine he's using the slipstream caused by the truck. Reduced wind resistant so you can achieve higher speeds.
catchall moderator Male, 30-39 Western US Joined: 17 yrs, 1 mos ago 37,268 Posts	9 yrs ago, 6 mos ago - Thursday 8/25/11 - 11:14:55 AM EST (GMT-5) quote message On Thursday 8/25/11 - 7:37:29 AM mudassar wrote: i don't really get how though. :P even just going down a steep hill fast in my highest gear i can barely peddle fast enough to keep up with the wheels. Let alone at 60mph.i don't really get how though. :P even just going down a steep hill fast in my highest gear i can barely peddle fast enough to keep up with the wheels. Let alone at 60mph. I top out at over 50 mph, without drafting anything (but definitely going downhill). Super dangerous, but if you draft off a large vehicle you can get going a whole lot faster.
catchall moderator Male, 30-39 Western US Joined: 17 yrs, 1 mos ago 37,268 Posts	9 yrs ago, 6 mos ago - Thursday 8/25/11 - 11:18:20 AM EST (GMT-5) quote message I should also point out I'm not even a very good cyclist and my bike, as far as road racing bikes go, is kind of old and cheap.
EmAnJ Female, 18-29 Canada Joined: 18 yrs, 3 mos ago 38,844 Posts	9 yrs ago, 6 mos ago - Thursday 8/25/11 - 9:30:36 PM EST (GMT-5) quote message Yeah, I agree with catchall. I was just the commissaire vehicle for a road race, and these guys hit 80 km/h easily on the downhills, not drafting off of anything except the guy in front of them.
jsntrenkler Male, 30-39 Western US Joined: 10 yrs, 8 mos ago 79 Posts	9 yrs ago, 4 mos ago - Wednesday 9/28/11 - 5:22:52 PM EST (GMT-5) quote message He was feeling the need for speed.

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