They don't get more recumbent than this one.

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They don't get more recumbent than this one.

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Going down.

I think getting back up to the top might not be practical.
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Wow! looks like fun, but the brakes left something to be desired.

I'd love to know what the Motorcycle rider thought as he was overtaken!
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Wow!!!!

Where is that road? It looked a good 'un for climbing!
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Mick, I can't see the video at work, but assuming its the same one that I saw posted on another forum, there's a good view of the pass name (white on blue sign) within the first minute and you can Wikipedia it. I think it is in Switzerland.
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Thanks!
Found it!
Can anyone read it?
What Pass.jpg


Meiringen?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meiringen
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Mick, I think it is a bit further through than that (I'm at home now, but I can't get it to play on my computer)
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fimm wrote:My boyfriend (who is from Austria) rekons he isn't going that fast because the car that is filming him can keep up with him...

It's fast enough! He does overtake a motorbike at one point (if it's the same one I've seen before) - perhaps the filming was also done from a motorbike?
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That is truly bonkers! I'll bet all of his teeth had been shaken out by the time he got to the bottom. If the road surface is anything like here in Lancashire his eyeballs probably got shaken out too.

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It's stopped working! :(

I wanted to watch it again!

Found it on YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7xFBRbdcjw
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Poor aerodynamic profile!

... and you can get more recumbent as well!

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Mick F wrote:Found it on YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7xFBRbdcjw


Oh, well found Mick. The pass is the Grimselpass
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grimselpass.

Colin63 wrote:I'll bet all of his teeth had been shaken out by the time he got to the bottom. If the road surface is anything like here in Lancashire his eyeballs probably got shaken out too.


According to my boyfriend, the road surfaces in the Alps are much better than here - so it is possible to go quite fast down the passes. He did over 100km/h on a bicycle down an Alpine descent once, :shock: hence his "that isn't that fast" comment...
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That looks insane - and massive FUN

Mind you, I'm not having a go...

Who comes up with ideas like that?
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