There’s a velodrome in space in a William Gibson novel (possibly Neuromancer) - it was supposedly at very low gravity, allowing the riders to go super fast. So, all bollocks then?
Quite the bollocks.
Gravity is what holds the riders on the track, allowing them to accelerate. Air resistance is what's slowing you down.
So essentially: riding a bike in no air, but gravity, would be quite fast.
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There’s a velodrome in space in a William Gibson novel (possibly Neuromancer) - it was supposedly at very low gravity, allowing the riders to go super fast. So, all bollocks then?