HPV Hour record attempt by Francesco Russo

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On August 11th and 12th 2007 on the 3km track of the CERAM Center in France, Francesco Russo tried to break the hour record in his Ristretto, a faired recumbent.
He failed twice due to fog in his fairing and to a puncture. --------------------------------- Les 11 et 12 août 2007, sur l'anneau de 3 km du CERAM à Mortefontaine, le suisse Francesco Russo a tenté de battre le record de l'heure de Sam Whittingham. A bord du Ristretto qu'il a conçu et réa
lisé, Francesco était sur de bonnes bases avec une vitesse de croisière de 86 km/h. Hélas, la buée sur sa verrière et des frottements au niveau des pneus conduisant à une crevaison l'ont empêché d'aller au bout. Video : Jean-Michel Joffre & Jean-Charles Gosselin

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86 km/h is 53.44 ... ( 6 months ago by RNmaverick1984)

86 km/h is 53.44 mph, and the world record HPV stands at 64.3mph thats over 10 mph faster, and when at above 50 it is so hard to grab those extra mph! good attempt but looking at the design, i would say a lot of drag is being created by the open top design. try making the bike into a capsual and it may give that extra 10mph. good luck next time!

Who rode 64.3 mph ? ... ( 6 months ago by jcgosselin)

Who rode 64.3 mph ?? When and where ? The bike his fully faired (look at the video till the end).

FYI, Francesco ... ( 6 months ago by jcgosselin)

FYI, Francesco Russo made another trial on the same track today. The bicycle seemed fixed but the riders was a bit sick and not strong enough to ride his machine for an hour.

Nice bike, nice to ... ( 6 months ago by onehorsepower)

Nice bike, nice to see an european initiative that is ambitious (or crazy) enough to make a serious attempt.
Hope it will be succesfull.
/FVDW

Hi Frederik! Yes, ... ( 6 months ago by jcgosselin)

Hi Frederik! Yes, Francesco's attempt is serious. He rode 10000 km between October 2007 and April 2008 to get fit for the hour record. He should try again soon. There was another serious attempt from Damjan Zabovnik on the same track. He started to ride at an average 87.5 km per lap but did not manage to keep the pace. From his experience, the track is faster then Opel test track in Germany, so the CERAM track should be one the fastest HPV track in Europe. Want to make a try ? ;-)

cool. There was a ... ( 4 months ago by Dallouez)

cool. There was a guy in Motherearth magazine who had a shockabsorber with a gear connected to the sprocket. Everytime he hit a bump the shockabsorber helped move the bike. Some writer wrote about it and tried it out. He was going like a bat out of hell.

We checked. Nobody ... ( 4 months ago by jcgosselin)

We checked. Nobody rode 64.3 miles in the hour. Current record is held by Canadian Sam Whittingham with 86.7 km which is 53.9 mph. 200 m sprint is also held by Sam Whittingham in the Varna with 130.36 kph which is 81 mph. So I don't know where you eared about a 64.3 mph record...

the helmet is ... ( 4 months ago by abortbort)

the helmet is holding him back.

how hot does it get ... ( 3 months ago by dironman86)

how hot does it get in the shell? i cant imagine much air circulation inside because of aerodynamics and such

Last July 2008, ... ( 3 months ago by jcgosselin)

Last July 2008, Francesco rode a complete hour and it was only 24
°C inside the fairing at the end. The air was wet and the weather was cloudy. But it can be very hot inside if the weather is sunny.

Why don't you try ... ( 2 months ago by MustardMunkey)

Why don't you try to get David Millar to give it a go in your bike?

Yeah he needs ... ( 2 months ago by DrumGod22)

Yeah he needs something along the lines of a cycling "time trial" helmet to smooth along that rear tire.

Actually, all the ... ( 2 months ago by jcgosselin)

Actually, all the bike is faired. Francesco only rides "top less" to warm up before the attempt.

David Millar is an ... ( 2 months ago by jcgosselin)

David Millar is an interesting cyclist but as far as I remember, he has been involved in doping affairs. Too bad as he looked like a clever guy.

So what about the ... ( 2 months ago by MustardMunkey)

So what about the doping? Besides he's most probably being clean for many years now. I am simply saying, "why not get a top pro to give it a go in your machine?" - as they will most likely go much faster than you

I miss Europe.. ( 2 months ago by wawul)

I miss Europe..

from where does he ... ( 1 month ago by acs501)

from where does he take air??

There is an air ... ( 1 month ago by jcgosselin)

There is an air intake at the front of the fairing. Most part of the air goes into a grey tube to the face of Francesco. The other part goes to the canopy to avoid fog formation. You can see the air intake and the grey tube at 3:37 (you have to pause) of this video.

poor man like he is ... ( 1 month ago by new91178)

poor man like he is going to be locked up so

jcgosselin, His ... ( 3 weeks ago by nms23132135413)

jcgosselin, His legs look over-extended to me, at the BDC of the pedal stroke. Is the seat or boom adjustable? (Coming from a collegiate racer.... knows a little about bikes ;-)

on second thought I ... ( 3 weeks ago by nms23132135413)

on second thought I take it back.... just the camera postion

What are you seeing ... ( 3 weeks ago by Watthiman)

What are you seeing? His legs never fully extend. I think it's his position that might be throwing you off.

what is the ... ( 3 weeks ago by androidsgk)

what is the velocity????

c'est vite ( 2 weeks ago by EricTheRed03)

c'est vite

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