Gallery: Inside the World's Fastest Bicycle

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Mephisto
description Fred Markham prepares for a 77 mph run at Battle Mountain.
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Varna Mephisto
description The inside of the Varna Mephisto. This bike currently holds the hour record with Freddy Markham as the rider.
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Eivie II
description This is the inside of Damjan Zabovnik’s Eivie II. He faces backwards and steers by looking at a mirror.
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Eivie II
description Eivie II when closed
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Tri-Rush
description Not all HPV Racing vehicles are two-wheelers. This is the chassis of the Easy Racers Tri-Rush trike.
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Varna Orpheus
description This is the inside of the partially restored Varna Orpheus. It only looks fast with the top on.
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Test Run
description The author takes the Varna Orhpeus chassis for a quick test run down the street.
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Varna Orpheus
description The author crammed inside the Varna Orpheus. As you can see, finding a helmet to fit inside the bike was not easy.
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Varna Orpheus
description The Varna Orpheus, after it arrived at the author’s home for restoration.