The fastest woman in the world - 236 km/h on 17-inch wheels

Denise Mueller sets a new world speed record on the bike at 236 km/h. All on relatively small 17-inch wheels - she switched to this size due to gravitational forces.

The former 15-time US champion let herself be pulled by a modified Land Rover in the Nevada desert. Due to the gravitational forces, only small 17-inch wheels were used. The bike was built by KHS and DaVinci BIkes (...not DeVinci). Mueller relies on a 60 cassette at the front. She wants to break the men's record, which has stood for 30 years, in the near future. Fred Rompleberg from the Netherlands holds this with 268 km/h.

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