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Video: German sets new world record for world's heaviest rideable bike

Frank Dose rode 1.1 tonne bike 100 metres at the weekend

A man from Germany is claiming a new Guinness World Record for the world’s heaviest rideable bicycle.

Frank Dose, aged 49 and from Schleswig-Holstein, rode his self-built bike 100 metres at the weekend, and is now waiting for Guinness World Records to certify his effort.

The existing benchmark stood at 860 kilograms, but Dose’s machine – with tyres recycled from an agricultural muck-spreader – weighed in at a whopping 1.08 tonnes.

He hit a top speed of 5 kilometres an hour during his record-breaking attempt, which won’t win him any Strava KOMs, but still … chapeau!

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Skylark | 8 years ago
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With stablisers??

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Global Nomad | 8 years ago
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looks like he could do with a bike fitting...

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OldRidgeback | 8 years ago
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So he's a truck driver and was inspired to build this by watching the ships go by along the canal.

I had an unkind thought watching the video as it struck me that if he rode a few laps of a velodrome on this it'd probably be as well for his health given his size and sedentary profession.

Anyway, a chapeau to the man for this charmingly bonkers piece of engineering and I particularly like the use of the beer crate for the seat.

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bike_food | 8 years ago
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I'll be impressed when he pulls a wheelie.

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burtthebike | 8 years ago
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Could have got an American to ride it, thus increasing the weight by 25%.

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nowasps | 8 years ago
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Stabilisers?

I'd ditched mine before I was forty.

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WillRod | 8 years ago
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And here I am... Complaining that my bike is heavy at 9kg including pedals, bottlecages, Garmin etc.

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handlebarcam | 8 years ago
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Hulk like Hulk's new bike. Hulk smash club ride. Hulk drop puny humans. Hulk appreciate laterally stiff and vertically compliant ride quality.

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captain_slog | 8 years ago
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Awesome. I think the seat is some sort of beer crate. Apparently the German for hat is Hut, which may not catch on as an expression of admiration.

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