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TIL the fastest speed ever recorded on a bicycle is 183.931 mph. Recorded by Denise Mueller-Korenek in 2018 on the Bonneville Salt Flats, the gearing on the bike was so steep that she was towed to a speed of around 100mph before taking over under her own power!

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