Guinness World Record Set For Fastest Bicycle Towed by Motorcycle
Press Release | July 22, 2022
In June 2022, German MTB rider Elias Schwärzler smashed the Guinness World Record for fastest ever standard bicycle towed by a motorcycle, hitting an insane top speed of 169 mph.
With Insta360 ONE RS and ONE X2, he fully captured and shared all the full-throttle action as it happened:
VIDEO | Insta360: FASTEST Bike WORLD RECORD (feat. Elias Schwärzler)
A ride on the world’s fastest towed bicycle.
Having already set the world record a year previously, Schwärzler knew just how tough it would be to go even faster than his previous speed of 221km/h (137mph). He would need to push his bike, tires and mind to new limits. The MTB rider gave himself the best possible chance by having a SCOTT Gambler 900 mountain bike custom built especially for the occasion.
Months of planning and testing came down to one day. Schwärzler headed down to the Lausitzring in Germany knowing that he would have to hit top speed and decelerate safely in just 2.1km of track. Tied to the back of Geri Gesslbauer’s motorbike with an 8-meter long rope, he smashed the old record, reaching a phenomenal 272km/h (169 mph).
