Francesco Moser, Milano 1986

Francesco Moser, hour record, Milano 1986. More pics HERE.

Maas Van Beek // Hour Record on BIG Gear

"Maas van Beek broke the hour record behind a derny on Monday in Moscow. The Dutchman reached 66.443 kilometers behind pacemaker Wilco van der Hoorn. The previous record holder was Matthé Pronk with 66.017 kilometers.

Van Beek was pushing an enormous gear of 70x13 during the hour, according to De Telegraaf. He started out with an average of 67km/h and reached the 50-kilometer mark with an average of 66.717 km/h."!

Read more HERE.

But WTF? No seat, no disc or other aero wheels and no mitts?

EDIT.

Ok, it turns out that the pic above I first posted is not from his record-breaking race but from some entirely else weird attempt to ride without a saddle for some reason. The pic below is the real thing.

Rossin Dominator on Ebay

This Rossin Dominator is probably bit special, or at least the Ebay-seller thinks it is:

"I have never seen another bike of this kind! This is quite possibly one of the fastest track bikes designed for going in a straight line out there. If you are slow this bike will make you fast. If you are ugly this bike will make you attractive. Reach speeds that will blow womens clothes off. The bike measures as a 56, but due to the unique geometry, will fit anywhere from a 54 to a 59. The bike has multiple chips (easily touched up with your mom's nail polish) but no dents or deformities whatsoever."

Francesco Moser For Friday

Just because for a long time he was the fastest, simple as that.

"Francesco Moser was the first man to break the 50 km/h barrier. Eddy Merckx, the last rider with a "normal" bike, clocked 49.431 km in 1972. Moser used disc-wheels and a bullhorn-bar. This would become the standard time-trial equipment in the next years. I show his second attempt, where he reached 51.151 km."

And the bike appears to be located in Trentino, Italy today.

Mini Moser Hour Record Bike

Very cheap too. If toys are your thing.