hmmm; would that be legal and effective in a race like the Tour De France?

Impressive but I'd be checking the bike for hidden electric motors

Needs more Superman theme...

Motorized, no derailed, and he had to slow the bike down to put his cleats back in . Made skillz in planking thou i wouldn't have the guts to do that

I don't see a motor... there is no derailleur because he is riding a fixed-gear bike. you can also tell from the way the back wheel meets the frame (axle hole has wheel insert from back and is tightened to desired chain tension).

He probably avoids pedaling down fast decents for this very reason. rpm gets so high it no longer helps to pedal. I see people on fixies riding up and down mountains in my area, the real impressive part is how they climb UP the mountain in such a big gear.

Not sure what competition this is, but that technique is certainly against the rules in Tour De France, as well as many other cycling competitions.

How about Superman shoes https://www.instagram.com/p/BSJ0BoMDq7Z/?taken-by=michaelwar_14

*quality physics at work.

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It's not a competition, they have no numbers. It's a training ride. you would never use a fixed gear bike in a road race. But they are great training tools to get a very even pedal cadence.

Never say never.
It's abnormal, but there are fixed gear road races. Just ask Kevin Bacon. ;-)

ya, for velodrome or maybe a criterium where you do quick laps of a few city blocks, but you aren't going to find a fixed gear race where you tour through a mountain range and do big descents;)

do you know the rationale with banning? Potential danger to other riders? It's interesting to me that it would be banned. Kind of like the first guy that went over backwards on the high jump, it seems like a legit innovation.

When I rode 30+ miles a day, almost 30 years ago, I used to do something similar on downhills. I wouldn't take the toe clips off, but I would hang my ass over the rear wheel with the seat in my gut. This flattened my body and made me more aerodynamic (but not nearly as much as he is) and put my weight farther back and lower, meaning I could brake much harder without going over the front. His center of gravity probably goes higher in this position with his legs that high. Since my feet never left the pedals, I could still pedal if needed and get back upright in an instant.

I never raced, so I don't know if this would have been against any specific rules, but taking your feet off the pedals that way would make you far less stable, imagine if he had to brake or swerve, and reattaching at speed is no walk in the park either, so it's probably considered a likely hazard to others and banned...but that is just a guess.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGayvaQY96Q

Same bloke, Same road and same stupid person on the moped at the front with the same stupid look on her face when he goes past.