▁by ▁Christian ▁von ▁A sche berg , ▁current ▁record ▁holder ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 4 ▁hours ▁( 1 2 1 9   km ) ▁and ▁ 1 0 0 0   km ▁( 1 9 h 2 7 m ) ▁category . ▁ ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁Dave ▁Lewis ▁set ▁a ▁new ▁race ▁record ▁at ▁the ▁Seb ring ▁ 2 4 ▁hour ▁race ▁using ▁a ▁D F ▁vel om obile ▁made ▁by ▁ ▁Inter city bi ke . nl ▁▁▁ ▁Vel om ob iles ▁also ▁competed ▁in ▁the ▁ult ra ▁end urance ▁ ▁Trans ▁Am ▁Bi ke ▁race ▁and ▁came ▁in ▁ 1 st ▁( setting ▁a ▁new ▁record ) ▁and ▁ 4 th ▁places . ▁▁ 1 st ▁place ▁was ▁Marcel ▁Gra ber ▁▁ ▁and ▁ 4 th ▁Dave ▁Lewis ▁the ▁full ▁results ▁can ▁be ▁found ▁ ▁here ▁- ▁though ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁this ▁writing ▁it ▁is ▁only ▁current ▁through ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁ ▁Com parison ▁to ▁other ▁cycle ▁types ▁ ▁The ▁vel om obile ▁fair ing ▁adds ▁weight ▁compared ▁to ▁standard ▁u pr ight ▁cycles ▁or ▁un fa ired ▁rec umb ent ▁cycles . ▁ ▁For ▁a ▁given ▁terrain , ▁the ▁added ▁weight ▁dem ands ▁lower ▁g ear ing ▁and ▁makes ▁the ▁vel om obile ▁slower ▁clim bing ▁hills ▁than ▁its ▁un fa ired ▁counter part . ▁ ▁Some ▁vel om obile ▁fair ings ▁are ▁mainly ▁for ▁weather ▁protection . ▁ ▁However , ▁if ▁the ▁vel om obile ▁fair ing ▁is ▁substantial ly ▁stream lined ,