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6 August 2024 Olympic Games: Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, France [3] 1 km time trial (progression) 55.433 Jeffrey Hoogland Netherlands 31 October 2023 Aguascalientes, Mexico [4] 4000 m individual pursuit (progression) 3:59.153 Jonathan Milan Italy 18 October 2024 World Championships: Ballerup, Denmark [5] 4000 m team pursuit (progression) 3:40.730
Allan Abbott, a cycling enthusiast and motorcycle racer, elevated the motor-paced bicycle speed record at the Bonneville Salt Flats, reaching 223 km/h (139 mph) in 1973. John Howard , Olympic cyclist and Ironman triathlon winner, reset the record to 244 km/h (152 mph), also at the Bonneville Salt Flats, on 20 July 1985.
This was followed by the Chronometric speedometer where the distance traveled was measured over a precise interval of time (Some Smiths speedometers used 3/4 of a second) measured by an escapement. This was transferred to the speedometer pointer. The chronometric speedometer is tolerant of vibration and was used in motorcycles up to the 1970s.
An electronic odometer (below speedometer) with digital display showing 91,308 miles (146,946 km) from a Jeep Grand Cherokee (WJ). An odometer or odograph is an instrument used for measuring the distance traveled by a vehicle, such as a bicycle or car.
On May 26, 2024 [37] Lael Wilcox left Chicago, Illinois and on 11 September 2024, Wilcox successfully finished the circumnavigation in 108 days, 12 hours, and 12 minutes, beating the previously held women's (self supported) world record of 124 days, 10 hours, and 15 minutes. [38] Wilcox rode supported and encouraged her followers to ride with ...
In 1895, Curtis H. Veeder invented the Cyclometer. [1] [2] [3] The Cyclometer was a simple mechanical device that counted the number of rotations of a bicycle wheel.[4] [5] A cable transmitted the number of rotations of the wheel to an analog odometer visible to the rider, which converted the wheel rotations into the number of miles traveled according to a predetermined formula.