Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Indonesian villagers build world’s longest bicycle at 44ft



A 44ft bicycle has been created by Indonesian villagers out of rusting iron pipe. It seats just one person and was hand crafted out of 84 feet of piping in Blawe village, Kediri, in East Java.

The bicycle has been officially recorded by the Indonesian Record Museum after it beat the previous holder by eight feet.

But despite breaking the Indonesian title, this effort has a long way to go before it beats the world record. 

The longest true bicycle, that is one with only two wheels and no stabilizers, was 35.79 m (117 ft 5 in) long and was built by members of the Mijl Van Mares Werkploeg (Netherlands) in Maarheeze, Netherlands, on 5 August 2011. The bicycle was operated by two people, one steering at the front and one pedalling at the back. 

See photo of the longest bicycle after the cut....




 

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