The champ who broke the rules of cycling––was he a genius or a great athlete?
Posted by Josh Taylor / October 27, 2018
You may not know the name Graeme Obree, but he was a cycling legend––and controversy––in the early 1990s. He built his own bike out of old washing machine parts. No fancy technology, no computer programing, just some good engineering. With this bike, he broke the world hour record. Twice. The bike itself was uniquely laid out. It allowed him to sit in an extremely aggressive position, meaning his body was essentially flat against the handlebars. He was so fast in that position that it was actually banned. So he made his position a little less aggressive––and it was banned again! This video tests to see whether he was a real world champion athlete or if it was his bike’s design.
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Very interesting! i actually believe there are a couple guys from Ukraine that are making a trip around North America using the same bikes! Great video!