The world record attempt should actually have taken place at the weekend. However, weather forecasts have forced Scheidegger to bring his attempt forward to Thursday, June 11. With his world record attempt for the longest bike ride on a rear wheel, he wants above all to draw attention to his "Wheels for Nepal" project. Apart from the difficulty of being able to ride on the back wheel at all, the record attempt is no walk in the park - neither physically nor mentally. "I realized beforehand that the most difficult part was the mental aspect. The fight against doubt and the fear of losing concentration for a millisecond was the biggest challenge," explains Manuel Scheidegger.

The record-breaking run in Thun's Lachen Stadium got off to a good start, but the first difficulties arose after half an hour: His hands fall asleep. "I no longer had any feeling in my hands and no longer knew whether I was braking or not." A brief moment of shock, which almost ended Scheidegger's record-breaking run, put the wheelie artist back on a positive track. "The adrenaline that came with the scare helped me and my hands to push through the hour. I was in full flow for the last ten minutes and set the fastest lap times. It was a great experience," enthuses the visibly exhausted and at the same time overjoyed world record holder.Manuel Scheidegger beats the old record set by Simon Eppenberger (24.38 kilometers) by 1.34 kilometers. With this record, Manuel Scheidegger and his team hope to gain even more attention for the "Wheels for Nepal" project and thus raise some more donations for it.

The video clip from the record-breaking ride

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