the World's Fastest Bicycle Mr Lachlan Thompson FIEAust.
Research Leader Sports Technology, Department of Aerospace Royal
Melbourne Institute of Technology, Melbourne, Australia
Australian track cyclists won impressive victories at the 1995,
'96 and '97 World Track Championships and the 15th Commonwealth
Games. The Australian team used with stunning effect a unique
carbon fibre monocoque bicycle designed and built by a project
team from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT
University) and the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS).
Developed in consultation with Charlie Walsh, the national track
cycling coach, this new bicycle, the 'AIS/RMIT Superbike', has
allowed the Australian riders like Shane Kelly to set new
records. Continued development has resulted in over twelve World
Championship titles and four world records. Including the World
record for the kilometre Individual Time Trial set by Shane
Kelly development and application of new wind tunnel testing
techniques have resulted in a fifteen pe