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Bernie schreiber - the    Rocket    Bike    man

The Kamikase bike being fueled with Hydrogen Peroxide H2O2 85% Monopropellant which ignite  or detonate easily depending on specific combinations of temperature and pressure.

The handling requires special care .
It is incompatible with  iron and copper 

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Bernie schreiber - the Rocket Bike man
Hydrogen peroxide works best as a propellant in extremely high concentrations - roughly over 70%. Although any concentration of peroxide will generate some hot gas (oxygen plus some steam), at concentrations above approximately 67%, the heat of decomposing hydrogen peroxide becomes large enough to completely   vaporize all the liquid at standard temperature. This represents a safety and utilization turning point, since decomposition of any concentration above this amount is capable of transforming the liquid entirely to heated gas (the higher the concentration, the hotter the resulting gas). This very hot steam/oxygen mixture can then be used to generate maximal thrust, power, or work, but it also makes explosive decomposition of the material far more hazardous.

Imagine is those rubber suits caught fire - Ouch  !!
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Bernie schreiber - the Rocket Bike man
Phew - that was close - Oh look, ive spilt some -----RUN !!!!
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Bernie schreiber - the Rocket Bike man
Julian Bartlett with the Kamikazi bicycle in 1995 immediately prior to the run .
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Bernie schreiber - the Rocket Bike man
The speed record attempt with the new Kamikaze rocket propelled bicycle took place during July 1995 on the Raron airfield in Switzerland. Julian Bartlett, from the United Kingdom, was the pilot of the bicycle. 
Check everything works and nothing is leaking. Then pedal to 20 MPH ........then if your brave enough ....PUSH the button  and go to 200 KMH on a TYZ - Crazy. Would i do this ... no !!.
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Bernie schreiber - the Rocket Bike man
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Bernie schreiber - the Rocket Bike man
Crazy. Crazy. Remember you will need time to stop . There is no parachute and the TYZ brakes were designed for 1-20 mph , not 124mph.
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Bernie schreiber - the Rocket Bike man
Julian is off 
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Bernie schreiber - the Rocket Bike man
There is no turning back now
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Bernie schreiber - the Rocket Bike man
On July 15th, a speed of 196 km/h was reached, setting a new speed record for a mountain bike. The day after, he has managed to 
break the 200 km/h mark, with a speed of 203 km/h. 
Kamikase had completed their mission !!. Well dont Julian and Bernie. 
Some strap lines from the Kamikase brochure
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Bernie schreiber - the Rocket Bike man
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Bernie schreiber - the Rocket Bike man
Find out what happened next  !!

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