Apr 10, 2015 9:00 AM

Gallery: How You Design a Bicycle to Hit 138 MPH on a Ski Slope

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Éric Barone bike speed run
Once the suit and bike were ready, the team put Barone in the wind tunnel.
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Éric Barone bike speed run
The bike is a heavily modified downhill ride from Sunn Bikes.

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Éric Barone bike speed run
Barone, 54, wears a plexiglass bell over his head for aerodynamics, plus a regular helmet for safety.
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Éric Barone bike speed run
The team poured their effort into making the bike and suit design cut through the air as quickly as possible.

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Éric Barone bike speed run
The used stock tires pumped up to limit friction by minimizing contact with the snow.
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Éric Barone bike speed run
The team worked to make the slope, in the French Alps, as smooth as possible.

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Éric Barone bike speed run
Barone broke his own speed record, hitting 138.75 mph.
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Éric Barone bike speed run
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