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The hole in the nose lets in at least 10 liters of air per second at speed. It is not hot at altitude. And the record attempt itself (after gently getting up to pace for 10 miles or so) was a very short sprint. Most of the breathing was done after the fact  |
The actual run up to the 200 meter timing traps is 5 miles. It does get very warm inside once all the covers are in place but not unbearably so. After the traps is a mile to allow the bike to slow down before the catch area.
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Impressive, but not really real-world proof if you need folks to hold the bike upright whenever you stop, then push it so it gains speed and can be kept upright by the rider
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Nor is it supposed to be. These bikes are made specifically to set human powered speed records although a few of the slower ones(50 to 60mph) are streetable and able to self launch and stop.
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