Have you ever asked yourself the question, once again leaving for a cycling session, how much could you ride in, say, an hour of riding? Have you ever watched the screen of the speedometer while making a rapid descent on the big circle bend, trying to beat your previous record? Or, when leaving the ski slope, did you think about the maximum speed at which you can pass it? Surely each of you has your own list of personal achievements, framed on the wall or just in your head. How much it differs from the list of recognized achievements in world cycling - now we will find out.

The most prestigious among the world records in cycling is the hourly riding record. Most attempts to install new record was done in that direction. He is the subject of most articles in print and online publications, and he has the largest section on wikipedia.

The hourly record is determined by the length of the distance traveled by bicycle in one hour of riding. The first recorded hourly record dates back to the distant 1873, when the English amateur athlete James Moore drove 23km 300m in an hour. His bike was little like modern models and had wheels of different diameters.

Years passed, and the number of kilometers traveled gradually increased. In an effort to set a new record, attention was paid not only to the degree physical fitness athlete, but no less important issue aerodynamics. The mechanics were in constant search for a better design that would minimize air resistance, and the athlete to stay in such a position that he could get the most out of his abilities. However, this pursuit at one time led to lively disputes, since it was difficult to determine to what extent the next achievement depends on the skills, strength and endurance of the athlete himself, and to what extent on the changes introduced to the design of the bike.

So, in 1933, Francis Faure made a significant leap in the scale of records, reaching 45.055 km. But in 1934, the International Cycling Union (UCI) removed this achievement from its list, as the record was set on a bicycle whose pedals were moved forward, as a result of which the cyclist was almost horizontal. Since then, all achievements established on bicycles for riding prone have not been recognized by the UCI. As a result, it became necessary to create a new committee that would allow for any technical refinements that would allow the maximum distance to be covered in an hour's drive. The only condition is that the entire structure is put into action and works only due to human efforts. The IHPVA (International Human Powered Vehicle Association) became such a committee. The UCI committee only allows upright bikes.

October 1972 was marked by a high-profile event, when the Belgian cyclist, a living legend, Eddy Merckx (Eddy Merckx) set a record, breaking 49.431 km in 1 hour at the Olympic Velodrome in Mexico City. This record was long considered something unattainable until it was broken in January 1984 by the Italian cyclist, the current president of the UCI, Francesco Moser (Francesco Moser). His record (51.151 km) was set on a road bike with disc wheels, which was used for the first time, which gave a significant advantage from an aerodynamic point of view. Although, as it became known later, according to the doctor who monitored Moser's health in those years, drugs that are now regarded as doping were involved in the preparation of Francesco, but were not banned at that time.

In the mid-90s, the UCI divided the hourly driving record into two types. Streamlined aerodynamic helmets, three-spoke wheels, carbon fiber cast frames…. - all this is very different from what was available to Merckx in 1972. Therefore, the UCI decided to separate two areas: the official UCI hour record (with very strict restrictions on specifications bicycle, so that it matches those that were in Merckx's time) and unofficial, referred to as best achievement recognized by the UCI.

The current official UCI hour record is set by 30-year-old Czech cyclist Ondrej Sosenka of the Italian cycling team Aqua e'Sapone. In July 2005, at the Moscow velodrome in Krylatskoye, Sosenka was able to overcome 49.700 km in an hour of driving. His bike had an unusual design, with an interestingly placed saddle and a low frame height in vertical section, nevertheless, he met all the requirements of the UCI.

The unofficial UCI hour record today is 56.375km and was set by English cyclist Chris Boardman in September 1996 at the Manchester velodrome. His bike had an original handlebar, a carbon cast frame, a five-spoke front wheel and a disc rear wheel.

As far as the IHPVA alternative hour records are concerned, the technique has gone far ahead. In April 2007, Canadian cyclist Sam Whittingham, the world's leading cyclist, reached 86.752km on his aerodynamic recumbent bike. His bike bears little resemblance to the road bike familiar to us, rather it looks like a futuristic racing car. However, this is a bicycle, and it is driven solely by human effort. The record of 86.752 km per hour is the last one set. Whitingham also holds the absolute hour record, however, at the start with a run of 200m. In October 2002, Sam was able to cover a revolutionary distance of 130.36 km in an hour!

In pursuit of records, cyclists sought not only to overcome the maximum distance per hour, but also a lot of effort was made to develop top speed. Someone tried to accelerate to incredible speeds on the plane, someone - going down the mountain. Some attempts backfired.

In October 1995, 50-year-old cyclist Fred Rompelberg set the world speed record for a human on a bicycle. Hailing from a small Dutch town, Rompelberg is known as one of the oldest active professional cyclists. Starting from 1971, races on long distances. However, this did not stop him from setting 10 world speed records for driving a large vehicle. Since the main obstacle when trying to accelerate is the force of friction, more precisely, air resistance, driving behind a large vehicle allows you to stay in the "pocket", in which this resistance is almost reduced to zero. Thus, it becomes possible to accelerate to incredible speeds. At Bonneville Airfield, Utah, Fred Rompelberg was able to reach a speed of 268.83 km / h. This record has remained unchanged for the past 12 years, he was also included in the Guinness Book of Records in the category "the highest speed developed by a person on a bicycle." Nobody managed to break this record, and so far it is considered the limit of human capabilities.

All of the above records were set either on super-light road bikes or on structures that only remotely resemble a bicycle. However, mountain biking was also not left aside, because it provides great opportunities for a person to show the maximum that he is capable of.

The most eminent in this area is the 47-year-old French extreme Eric Barone (Eric Barone), whose craving for thrills almost cost him his life. He set a number of downhill records and is today the man who has reached the maximum speed on a bicycle when descending a mountain on dirt. It happened in November 2001 in Nicaragua. Then he managed to accelerate his bike to a speed of 130.43 km / h, rushing down the slope of the active volcano Cerro Negro. Thus, he beat his own former world achievement speed of 118 km / h, which was established in 1999 in the Hawaiian Islands. However, in November 2005, Baron made another attempt to break the world record, which failed. When descending the slope of the same Sierro Negro volcano in Nicaragua, the athlete’s bike could not withstand the impact on the rocky section of the slope and great speed It literally broke into 2 pieces. The cyclist miraculously survived, but his injuries are unlikely to allow him to surpass the achievements of the past years. The video of his epic fall was once one of the most requested videos on international video portal youtube.com.

The most recent is a new mountain bike world speed record set on a snowy slope. In September 2007, a 33-year-old Austrian cyclist from the team Red Bull Marcus “Hercules” Stoeckl managed to reach a speed of 210.4 km/h while descending the La Parva ski slope in Chile.

The 45-degree slope was almost two kilometers long, and Markus, wearing a skin-tight suit, had to hold his breath on his notorious Intense M6 bike for the entire 40 seconds of the ride to avoid fogging up the viewing window of his aerodynamic helmet. Weather conditions (almost melted sleet with bare ground in places) and the technical side of the event as a whole did not allow Stoeckl to make more than one descent, he had only one chance to give his best, and he took advantage of it. The previous world mountain bike speed record on snow was 187.4 km / h, and it also belonged to Stoeckl, although initially the palm belonged to the already known Eric Baron.

MTB riders weren't just concerned with how fast they could go or what top speed they could reach. Of particular interest is the question of how far a mountain biker can ... jump. And there is a leader in this area too. Intense Tires pro rider, 24-year-old Australian Downhill World Cup champion Nathan Rennie set the mountain bike long jump record in January 2006. In the Painted Desert, South Australia, Nathan covered a distance of 36.9m, having previously entered a 12m-long 3-meter springboard with a motorcycle that kept the cyclist in tow and allowed the cyclist to reach a speed of 95 km / h at the time of separation from the gangway . The record was set on his legendary Santa Cruz V10 bike. However, in the Guinness Book of Records, this achievement is assigned the status of an unofficial one, since, despite the fact that Ranny landed on the landing ramp after a 37-meter jump with both wheels, he tumbled while sliding down the inclined plane of the boarding ramp. An inverted shoulder, multiple bruises and cuts, plus a shattered helmet have not broken the morale of an athlete who plans to set the next mountain bike long jump record. The official world record for the longest mountain bike jump belongs to American BMX rider Colin Winkleman, who managed to fly 35.4m on his bike.

Recently, scientists have calculated that, starting from 2060, there will not be a single new record that is significantly different from the previous one. Man, it seems, will soon reach the upper limit of his capabilities. But the true value of this limit depends only on ourselves, and what it is, time will tell. Well, we have something to strive for ...

Summary of records

1. The longest distance that a person traveled on a bicycle without touching the ground for exactly one day is 890.2 km. The record holder was Marko Balo from Slovenia on September 6-7, 2008. (Guinness World Records)

2. The largest underwater depth at which a person rode a bicycle is 66.5 meters. This was done by Vittorio Innocente in Santa Margherita Ligur, Liguria region, Italy on July 21, 2008. However, this record pales in comparison to that set by France's Rémy Bricca for "walking on water", covering a distance of 5,636 km (John Wright / Guinness World Records)

3. Sam Wakeling traveled 453.6 km unicycle per day in Aberystwyth, Wales, from 29 to 30 September 2007.

4. Christian Adam from Lübeck, Germany, learned to ride a bike at the age of 4 (like most boys) and started playing the violin in 1970. After that, a strange idea came to his mind to combine these two activities, and he began to play the violin, moving on a bicycle in the opposite direction. His record is 60 kilometers in 5 hours. And all this time he played the violin.

5. Fred Rompelberg from the Netherlands set a world speed record on a bicycle. He was able to accelerate his "pedal horse" in the salt flats of Utah, USA, up to 268.83 km/h!!! Although, it should be noted that he owes this to a large extent to the car driving in front of him, which cut through the air flow, reducing the resistance of the air flow to a minimum. In addition, the bike was fitted with a windshield.

6. On international competitions <Финике Интернэшнл Рейсэвэй>in Arizona (USA) in April 1990, Michael Secrest reversed a record distance of 1958.196 km.

7. Peter Roosendahl set a 100 m sprint record of 12.11 s (speed 29.72 km/h) from standing start. The record was set on March 25, 1994 in Las Vegas (Nevada, USA).

8. Fred Markham set a speed record in a single ride on a velomobile - 105.38 km / h over a distance of 200 m, starting on the move. The record was set on May 11, 1986 in Mono Lake (California, USA).

9. Pat Kinch in a solo velomobile ride<Кингсайкл Бин>set a speed record in an hour race, starting from a standstill - 75.57 km / h. The record was set at the test site at Millbrook (Bedford, UK).

10. The largest bicycle in the world (by wheel diameter) is a bicycle<Франкенсайкл>. Its height is 3.40 m, the diameter of the wheel is 3.05 m. The bike was built by Dave Moore from Rosemead (California, USA). On June 4, 1989, Steve Gordon from Moorpark (California) was the first to drive it.

11. Tricycle <Диллон Колоссал>, designed by Arthur Dillon and built by Dave Moore in 1994, has 3.35 m rear wheels and a 1.77 m front wheel.

12. The longest bike, without the third stabilizing wheel, is 22.24 m long and weighs 340 kg. The bike was designed and built by Terry Tessman of Pahiatua ( New Zealand). On February 27, 1988, four cyclists rode it for 246 m.

13. The wheel diameter of the smallest bicycle in the world that you can ride is 1.9 cm. Its designer, Neville Patten from Gladstone (Queensland, Australia) rode it 4.1 m on March 25, 1988.

14. July 28, 1996 Peter Roosendahl (Sweden) at the University physical education in Budapest (Hungary) traveled 4 m on a unicycle 20 cm high and with a wheel diameter of 18 mm. At the same time, there were no nozzles or extensions on the bike.

A bicycle has long been not only a mode of transport, but also a whole culture. The most advanced cyclists do not just move from point A to point B, but embark on whole journeys, participate in competitions, show incredible stunts and in every possible way test the limit of their capabilities both in cycling and in the production of bikes. And the most desperate of them even set records. We have prepared for you the TOP 20 world records of cyclists, travelers, engineers and just cyclists.

Speed ​​records

Most incredible speed the Swiss Francois Gissy managed to reach it on a bicycle. He installed a super powerful 560 engine on his bike. Horse power and decided to take on the Ferrari F430 Scuderia sports car in a drag racing competition to determine who would be the first to cover a distance of 402 meters on the French Paul Ricard circuit. As a result, Gissy easily “made” the car already at the start, managing to accelerate to a speed of 333 km / h in 4.8 seconds. It took him 6.8 seconds for the entire distance. Gissy created his miracle of technology from the strongest materials using the latest technical developments, and the motor was designed by his friend, a specialist in the field of quantum optics. He designed and built a compact and lightweight jet engine powered by hydrogen peroxide. In the future, the scientist plans to improve his development so that the next time Gissy can reach a speed of 400 km / h.

• The currently unattainable speed record on a bike without a motor belongs to Fred Rompelberg from the Netherlands. This madman in 1995, at the age of 50, was able to accelerate in the Utah salt flat to 268.83 km / h. He achieved such incredible speed thanks to the “air bell” from the car in front, cutting through the air flow in front of him. And professional drag racers acted as a “wall” in this experiment. The bike, of course, was also unusual for him: Rompelberg developed it himself, installing a dual system on the bike. The large front sprocket spun a small one, to which a second large sprocket was welded with a chain leading to the rear wheel. This achievement was eventually included in the Guinness Book of Records in the category "the highest speed developed by a person on a bicycle."

Another world record, this time on a mountain bike, belongs to the Austrian from the Red Bull team Markus Stoeckl, who in September 2007 overclocked to ski slope La Parva in Chile up to 210.4 km/h. The 45-degree slope was almost two kilometers long, and Markus, wearing a skin-tight suit, had to hold his breath on his Intense M6 bike for the entire 40 seconds of the ride to avoid fogging up the viewing window of his aero helmet. Weather conditions (almost melted sleet with bare ground in places) did not allow Stockl to make more than one descent. He only had one chance to give it his all, and he took it.



• The absolute speed record when cycling down the mountain belongs to the Frenchman Eric Barone, who on March 28, 2015 accelerated to 223.3 km / h, breaking his own world speed record on the steepest high-speed snow track in the world. The difference between Stockl and Barone is that the Austrian used a stock bike, and Barone rode the only prototype on Earth - carbon, blown in a wind tunnel, 29 "" - rear wheel, 27.5 "" - front, new suspension, 200 mm ventilated disc brakes. The rider's suit has also been designed with the aim of achieving maximum efficiency.

Distance records

The longest distance that a person has traveled on a bicycle without stopping for exactly one day is 890.2 km. The record was set by Marco Balo from Slovenia on September 6-7, 2008.

One of the latest world records belongs to the British athlete Bradley Wiggins. On his account 4 Olympic medals and 6 world victories on the track, and in 2012 he won the Tour de France competition. On June 7, 2015, the rider became a 6-time record holder in the discipline, which is considered one of the most difficult in cycling, breaking 54.526 km on the cycle track in an hour. And after the finish, he was even able to raise his bike above him.

• Another crazy distance record was set by Michael Secrest at the Finike International Raceway in Arizona (USA) in April 1990. He covered a record distance of 1958.196 km in reverse!

The record can be set even on a unicycle! So, Sam Wakeling did an excellent job with this task, having traveled 453.6 km in a day in Aberystwyth, Wales, from September 29 to 30, 2007.

It's nice that our compatriot also appeared among the world record holders. For example, professional triathletes Andreas Fuchs and Anatoly Nesterov cycled from Moscow to Vladivostok in 13.5 days during the 2014 Trans-Siberian Extreme Cycling Race, the most difficult and longest race in the world, covering a total of 9254 km at an average speed. 28.3 km/h Moreover, Fuchs and Nesterov became the first extreme athletes to overcome this route non-stop. One of them was always on the road - 24 hours a day, in any weather (moreover, the temperature at night reached 4 degrees, sometimes it rained). They were accompanied by a team of 20 people, each of whom had their own tasks within the project: doing massage, cooking, driving, organizing, taking photos and videos, etc.

Another similar record was set by the Austrian cyclist Wolfgang Fasching as part of the large-scale Russia C2C bike ride. On August 3, 2014, he arrived in St. Petersburg from Vladivostok, having overcome this distance alone in 21 days 19 hours 36 minutes. To have time to travel such a distance for such short term, Fasching had to overcome up to 500 km a day, and it took him only three to four hours a day to sleep.

Engineer records

Dave Moore from Rosemead (California, USA) designed the world's largest bicycle, the Frankencycle. Its height is 3.40 m, the wheel diameter is 3.05 m. The bike was completed on June 4, 1989, and was first ridden by Steve Gordon of Moorpark, California.

The longest bike without a third stabilizing wheel was created by Terry Tessman from Pahiatua (New Zealand). His product is 22.24 m long and weighs 340 kg. The bike was designed and built on February 27, 1988, four cyclists rode it for 246 m.

Zbigev Rozanek from Poland designed the world's smallest bike and rode it 5 meters. Front wheel this bike baby is 11 mm in diameter, and the rear is 13 mm.

Another record was set by Nikolai Aldunin, having created the smallest bicycle in the world, which, of course, is unrealistic to ride in practice, but in theory it is possible, that is, it has all the same functions as a traditional-sized bicycle. Only the size of this model is only 2 millimeters. And the whole bike is made of gold.

Other records

Purely advertising, and yet the record was set by the Colombian cyclist Marco Antonio Navas. On the Paris track "Sipal" he rode non-stop for 102 hours. And four months later, already on the track in Rome, he exceeded his achievement, pedaling continuously for 104 hours and 1 minute. The mileage was not taken into account.

There are even unimaginable bike records. For example, the largest underwater depth at which a person rode a bicycle is 66.5 meters. This was done by the Italian Vittorio Innocente on July 21, 2008.

The world record for the smallest bike was set by Peter Roosendahl (Sweden). On July 28, 1996, at the University of Physical Education in Budapest (Hungary), he rode 4m on a 20 cm high unicycle with a wheel diameter of 18 mm. At the same time, there were no nozzles or extension cords on the device.

Another very interesting achievement belongs to the German musician Christian Adam from Lübeck (Germany). He learned to ride a bicycle at the age of 4 and later started playing the violin. And then a strange idea came to his mind to combine these two activities, and he began to play the violin, moving on a bicycle in the opposite direction. His record is 60.45 kilometers in 5 hours and 9 minutes on the St. Gallen expressway in Switzerland. And all this time he played the violin works by Johann Sebastian Bach, sitting on the steering wheel and placing the notes on the saddle. But the musician-cyclist did not stop there. After numerous trainings, he set a new record: putting down the violin, he drove backwards 113.3 km in just 6 hours - in his homeland, Germany, on a track located near the city of Lübeck. And he could still drive if another cyclist did not crash into him, combining sports with enjoying nature.

The first long jump record on a bicycle was set by Michael Pruckner. At ISPO BIKE 2012, Pruckner jumped on a two-suspension Kona CoilAir with an electric motor and flew as much as 22.5 m in the air.

• Frenchman Robert Marchand set a new world cycling record in the over 100 category in November 2014. At 102 years old, he covered 26 km 927 m in an hour. It is noteworthy that the International Cycling Union introduced this category specifically for Marchand in 2012 - then the centenary cyclist traveled 24 km 251 m in an hour. Now Marchand has broken his own record, improving the result by almost on 10%. By the way, in the category of one hundred and above, the French long-liver holds the championship at a distance of 100 km - in 2012 he covered this distance in 4 hours 17 minutes and 27 seconds.

Amazing and incredible things happen in our world every day. The same is true in the world of sports. And today I would like to tell you about the most interesting records speeds associated with cycling that are sure to amaze you to the core.

After…

Speed ​​records on a bicycle in a straight line began to be set more than 100 years ago. Back in 1899, one eccentric thought of laying a wooden platform over the rails, and, moving after the train, managed to accelerate to a speed of 100 kilometers per hour, while driving one mile in less than a minute. His name was Charles Murphy. To reduce air resistance, a rigid visor was fixed at the end of the last car, which helped him set a world record. In a further series of attempts to establish best speed this principle of driving (following any vehicle) was used by many athletes. The race took place on Long Island, on the section of the railroad between Farmingdale and Babylon.

The next record was a speed of 139 kilometers per hour. It was installed by Albert Marquet in 1937 in Los Angeles, California. He "chased" a racing car, behind which a special frame was installed, covered with fabric. The athlete's bike has also been modified by increasing the gear ratio, which can be seen in the photo below.


And if you were surprised by the huge front sprocket of the previous record holder, then look at the Alfa Letourne bike, which set a record on it - 175 kilometers per hour, which could not be broken for the next 53 years.

He also moved behind a car with a frame attached to it. This race took place in California in 1942.

Relatively recently, in 1995, on the plain of a salt lake, moving after a car (to reduce air flow resistance) and using large gear ratios, a new record was set. The maximum speed of the bike was 268 kilometers per hour. The athlete's name is Fred Rompelberg. He comes from the Netherlands and at the time of setting the record he was 50 years old, yes, you were not mistaken and this is not a typo. We will give a photo of a cyclist with his "iron horse" below.

From the mountain

Previous records were united by the use, to one degree or another, of other vehicles, but the following were set when descending from hills. In 2007, while descending a snow-covered mountain slope, Austrian Markus Stoeckl managed to reach a speed of 210 km / h. But the absolute record holder for downhill is Eric Barone, who in April 2014 reached a top speed of 223 kilometers per hour. It should be noted that Markus used, albeit a very expensive, but serial bike, while his opponent used a conceptual, unique model.

In a straight line

The record on a perfectly flat area was set by Sebastian Bower, who accelerated to 134 kilometers per hour on a special bike. His bike looked like a butterfly cocoon with wheels poking out a little. All this provided excellent streamlining, which made it possible to develop such a speed.

As recently as 2014, François Gissy attached a jet engine to his bike and raced a Ferrari car to a landslide victory. He accelerated to a speed of 333 kilometers per hour in 4.8 seconds and left the famous supercar far behind. At the moment this is absolute record bike speed.

Conclusion

All these achievements are the fruit of titanic efforts, both physical and engineering. The development of new frontiers pushes humanity forward and provides a steady trend towards excellence and development.

More and more people are trying to free time in the saddle of the iron horse. It must be imagined that the average speed of a cyclist may be of interest primarily to novice athletes, travelers and those who just want to actively move in their free time. That is, amateur cyclists. You should start with a description of the records - in order to understand that there are no limits to perfection.

The maximum speed of a cyclist - what is it? The world bicycle speed record was first set by Charles M. Murphy. He drove behind a specially equipped train car and his result was 100 kilometers at a speed of 200 meters per hour. This happened in 1899. Subsequently, cars were used to create favorable conditions for establishing the maximum speed of athletes. To set a record maximum speed» Devices were mounted on cars that protect against oncoming air flows.

The speed record on a bicycle was also set in 1937 by Albert Marquet. His result is 139 km/h. 1942 - Alf Letourne reached 175 km / h. The maximum speed of a cyclist is 268 km/h. This result was obtained by Fred Rompelberg in 1995. Preliminary run of 200 meters. He rode on the surface of the salt on the site of the former lake - the Bonneville Plain. This place is used to set records for all kinds of moving vehicles. The world bicycle speed record set by Fred Rompelg still stands today. All these speed records were set in the USA.

The mountain bike record is set at 130 km/h. This record of the maximum speed when descending the track was submitted to the athlete from France, Eric Baron, on the slope of a dormant volcano in Nicaragua.

In addition to track records, there are also endurance records. They determine the maximum distance that can be covered in an hour. Here is a short selection of records.

The 1996 speed record was not officially counted, as the athlete used technical devices - fairings and a special suit.

The speed of a cyclist on a cycle track can be very high. You can reach an indicator of 90-100 km / h.

There is an opinion of scientists that by 2060 all opportunities to improve achievements (increase the speed record) in this sport will have exhausted themselves.

Most readers are interested in the average speed of an amateur cyclist. It is important to understand here that many factors influence the average speed of movement: the time of classes, age, distance, driving downhill or uphill. The place of travel is also important - a city, a highway, a country road. The trip is made alone or in a group. The model, type of tires and suspension is important.

The average speed of a cyclist along the track is also determined by the duration of the sport. For a beginner at a distance of about twenty kilometers, the indicator will be from 12 to 19 kilometers per hour. As the distance increases, the intensity of movement will naturally fall.

Over long distances, the average speed of a cyclist great experience about 25 km/h.

There is one more observation. At the beginning of the ride, the traffic intensity is lower - the athlete is “warmed up”. After five - ten kilometers - the exit to the maximum. Then comes fatigue and the maximum speed, of course, falls. The time when this happens depends on the training of the person.

The speed of movement on the highway in the group will be greater than if the person was driving alone.

You can have a new lightweight model. After purchase, people estimate an average ten percent increase in their movement speed on it. This good result. But there is a suspicion that a person who has bought an expensive model drives faster, because he is sure that the novelty gives him such an opportunity.

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The speed of movement is influenced by the weather and, most importantly, the wind. Headwinds can make driving very difficult. Tight clothes help keep pace in the wind, and wide clothes will slow you down.

The average speed of a cyclist in the city is estimated by various authors in the range of 15 - 17 kilometers per hour. There are people on the sidewalks and cars on the roads.

On country roads, on the descent they move faster, and on the highway even faster - up to 40 kilometers per hour, but in reality the average speed on the highway is less - you have to slow down because of cars, on bends, like in a city, and the speed naturally drops .

The average speed is also determined by the model of the bike. Main types - Mountain bike, road bike and city bike. At the same time, how fast a person will go in the city and on the highway depends on the model vehicle, but not much. Mountain biking is preferable in many respects - it is more convenient to ride a mountain bike in the city than to road bike due to the fact that the landing is higher. Wide tires with treads slow down when driving on a city road (due to friction).

A bike is chosen depending on where they are going to ride it.

The frame on a mountain bike is heavier than on a road bike. But on the road version, the tires are narrower and smoother, with virtually no tread. On flat sections of the road, you can get a result of 20 - 30 km / h. Maxim Razumov, a famous cyclist, rides 60 km/h on the highway during the race. On the highway it is possible, but in the city it is almost impossible to find free sections of the road.

A city bike (for example, Maxim) has medium width tires and not very rugged treads. This model does not have very good shock absorbers and few gears. On a mountain bike, these parameters are better and it wins on the road. But the urban model is focused on a comfortable ride around the city. The seating position is straight. There are even models where the body of the rider is tilted back a little - this is an imitation of an old bicycle. You can move at the same time from 10 to 15 km / h.