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There's a comment here that references a record set on a treadmill: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18020912 ...over 200MPH.

Of course, that sounds more like a skill involving reduction of friction and outputting as much power through the legs as possible than the more difficult act of also controlling a bike at those speeds.



You can forget the electro-magnetic cars Elon, just give me the vacuum tube and I'll jump on my bike. If I could sustain anything close to that in a vacuum tube I would probably ride rather than taking some cross country flights.


Why bike alone? Imagine 10+ people on one sled, each with their own powertrain. Now people can take turns resting as well.


I'm a well above average cyclist, unless there's some efficiency from group cycling then reversion to the mean doesn't help me.




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