actually above 30 km/h you can let go and the scooter will continue its course, just like a bike or a motorcycle; the effect if called gyroscopic principles :)
Ive done this before. Its really rare to see people do this because it requires a metric fuck ton of leg muscle. But when you do it, you almost guaranteed to pull ahead or keep the lead.
How this works: By laying flat, he has less frontal-area hitting the air that pushes him back. Additionally, his new 'shape' has reduced the amount of turbulent air behind him that pulls him back.
@@ehpiecastaneda3186 Only works on a downgrade, though. You still need to apply power if going uphill or on flat ground. The solution: Put pedals on back of bike.
It's like a car: reduce the rotating mass, you go faster. Here, he lets the bike pedal itself without the restriction of his heavy legs; quite genius really
if you watch the entire clip he proceeds to be a badass by mimicking the movement of the peddles with his feet in the air until they were in sync. Then he simply just lowered his feet and clicked back into the peddles.
*Biker:* According to my calculations, if I be laying on top of the bike the aerodynamics would be easier for me to move and I would pass them all. LETS DO THIS SHIT.
Joey: What the hell!? Ella: -Jesus christ! (Mumbling in the background) Jonsan: GARRET!! Gage: Garret what the hell are you doing!? Garret: *WINNING THE RACE!!*
The reason why he went so fast was because an average human leg can only go so fast. But when he didn't cycle any longer, the movement and wind carried the cycle faster. And after all that, when he sat in that 'fish' manner, he cut the wind in front of him, thus making him aerodynamic. Man didn't practise at all, but he listened in physics class. What a Stephen Hawking move damn.
I wanna see someone win the tour de France like that, just imagine it, at the final stretch, exhausted the racer makes a last minute gamble and goes beyond.
