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Beating the elevator, man bikes up building

Bike Up StairsBreak out your stationary bike machines. It’s time to start working out in order to try and break the new Guinness World Record set by 23-year old Zhan Jincheng. Jincheng used his special bicycle to pedal up an 88-story skyscraper in Shanghai China. How long did such a feat take to accomplish? A thigh burning 1 hour 41 minutes of continuous vertical travel. Agh. My buns are cringing at the thought [alone] of pedaling up a single flight of stairs. Break out your translators and view the original announcement or check out Spluch.


  • Dogcow

    It looks like he did it on a BMX. I’m impressed.

  • http://is.derekpunsalan.com Derek

    Could also be a Trials bike. A hacked up looking mountain bike with no seat for easier maneuverability.

  • Dogcow

    You’re right, my eyes tricked me in the chinese website picture where it looked like there is a seat/seatpost between his legs. It still kind of does, but the frame doesn’t appear to have a seat tube. It also looks like his handlebars are super wide.

    I cant imagine pedaling out of the seat for more than a hour. Then again I dont ride fix geared bikes, it might be different.

  • http://is.derekpunsalan.com Derek

    I can’t imagine pedaling while standing for that long either. I guess you’re kind of forced to what with stairwells offering little room to maneuver.

  • Dogcow

    Most people I know can maneuver around tight places sitting down. In fact, the only way I’ve ever ridden stairs is in the saddle. I usually only stand up whilst uphill when I’m loosing traction or dont want to shift. Man I cant wait until I hit the trails again, only a few more days until I get a break.

    As an aside, I’m not sure why I haven’t registered yet, but I really appreciate sites where there is some element of anonymity left. To continue this random rant, many sites decide to forgo anonymous posting because of spamming. This is a silly reason to disable anonymous posting, captchas and other methods have existed forever. If uneasy ever comes under attack, I will volunteer some PHP to help save the day. [/rant]. Yes, thats UBB, and yes, you’re a nerd if you knew that.

  • http://is.derekpunsalan.com Derek

    Dogcow, we’ve all come to appreciate your screen-name and it is OK if no one ever knows your true identity.

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