Cyclist to use saucepan bike to break 100mph

A Scottish cyclist is hoping to break the 100 mph speed barrier using a bike that has parts of a saucepan in it.

Graeme Obree – who picked up the nickname The Flying Scotsman from his previous endeavours on two wheels – is hoping the radical design decision will help him go fast.

Speaking about choosing to incorporate a saucepan into the two-wheeler, he said: "I wanted a light, flat surface for my shoulder supports and it was just sitting under my sink."

If Obree is successful, it will smash the current land speed record for a bike of 82.819mph set by Canadian Sam Whittingham three years ago.

The cyclist is famous for breaking the one hour time trial record twice on a machine that used parts from a washing machine.

I just hope that by the time he has finished the design he still have some pans left in the kitchen to do some cooking.

Posted by Trevor Smith