Obree trying to break 100mph on a bike

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Record-breaking Scottish cyclist Graeme Obree has put on hold his attempt to breach the 100 mile per hour barrier on a bicycle.

The decision comes only days before Mr. Obree was to travel to Nevada for the annual throwdown among the world’s fastest cyclists. The bike, much of which he built himself, is not quite ready for prime time, spokesman Charlie Milarvie said Friday.

The Scotsman had laid down a huge gauntlet earlier this year. “It’s possible ... to do 100 miles per hour,” he said in an interview this summer from his home near Glasgow.

Mr. Obree’s boast brought international media attention to the obscure world of “human-powered vehicles,” propelled by muscle strength alone but bearing little resemblance to normal bicycles. He planned his attempt for the World Human Powered Speed Challenge at Battle Mountain, where Canadian Sam Whittingham set the record three years ago, topping out at 133.28 kilometres per hour.
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J. Spaceman