When you reach the end of the book, it claims that it has been beaten by a half a second. I am no less impressed, he was an amazing individual.
However, I have found, and this is only personal experience, that CF bikes climb really well and accelerate fast. on a flat (or downhill), when they are up to momentum, the heavier steel bikes maintain speed better. More critical, or so it seems, is my form and style (positioning) and smooth cadence on either.
Bianca Pratorius wrote:
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> Does Major Taylor's mile on a track from a standing start of 141.4 still
> hold up as a record? I am reading the new Taylor biography that just
> came out in 2008 and was wondering. If it had been broken, I can't
> imagine his record could have been broken by much, and I couldn't find
> anything which tops his record in google. Amazing what is possible
> without carbon fiber!
gabriel romeu where the wind did not make for any flats today in chesterfield new jersey usa
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