Daily Evolution from Mastering Tai Chi

Chapter 332 - 262: A Little Speed Shock for Utah’s Riders

Under Wang Ye’s furious output, each tooth of the front chainring endured nearly extreme pressure.

The friction between the gears and the chain even produced a strong buzzing sound.

Yet, Wang Ye’s pedaling frequency remained at a relatively low rate, and the efficiency of increasing riding speed was also very low. If you understand it using the principle of leverage, you can simplify the gears into a lever, where the contact point of the gear is the lever’s endpoint, and the gear’s center is the origin. The longer leverage of larger gears makes them easier to rotate with external force, but conversely, using large gears to drive other gears requires more effort.

Even though his strength is nearly twenty times that of an average person, he still needs to adhere to the principles of leverage during initial acceleration. The bike’s almost 30:1 gear ratio is enough to slow his acceleration efficiency down to the level of ordinary people riding regular bicycles. Just increasing speed from 0 km/h to 30 km/h takes a bit of effort.

Seeing that Wang Ye had not caught up,

Carlos helplessly slowed down, preparing to wait for Wang Ye behind him.

He opened his mouth to ask,

"Need any help?"

But before he could finish speaking,

Wang Ye’s speed unexpectedly soared to an astonishing extent. The rear sprocket and airflow collided at high speed, producing an ear-piercing roar as the tires spun rapidly and zoomed past Carlos like a racing car.

Whoosh!!!!

A gust of wind blew Carlos’s sleeves into a flurry.

He didn’t have time for surprise, quickly twisting the throttle to try and match Wang Ye’s speed.

But even though his speed gradually increased to 100 km/h,

he still despairingly realized that the distance between him and Wang Ye was growing wider.

"My god, is he really riding a bicycle?! How can it be so fast?"

At this moment, Wang Ye was intently listening to the sound his bike produced while speeding.

He hadn’t noticed his teammate Carlos falling further behind.

Though his specially designed bicycle wasn’t equipped with an engine, and shouldn’t make such loud noise,

the frame’s sound due to the high-speed rotation of the gears mimicked the roar of a motorcycle.

While not as loud as those racing cars used in competitions, it was still quite noticeable.

Gradually, Wang Ye’s speed accelerated to 200 km/h,

leaving Carlos completely behind.

Only then did Wang Ye belatedly notice Carlos had disappeared.

He hurriedly pressed the brake, executing an emergency stop.

"Oh no, I forgot someone was following me."

Yet, after a quick thought, Wang Ye decided not to linger,

and instead increased his pace, riding towards the desert canyon.

With Carlos’s off-road motorcycle power and skill level, even if he barely caught up, he would eventually still be left behind,

so it was better to continue training on his own without interference.

Wang Ye swiftly rode into the desert area, searching for today’s training ground.

Given that this place is an off-road haven in Utah, with numerous riders gathering daily, many of the simpler roads have already been occupied. Wang Ye had to select from the more challenging paths for training.

He suddenly accelerated his pedaling frequency, charging up a 40-degree steep slope.

His thick tires provided exceptional grip.

Fsss—

Countless dust clouds were kicked up, trailing behind him.

The treaded tires carved out trenches about ten centimeters wide and five to six centimeters deep in the soft sand, resembling the path dug by an excavator.

He managed to reach the top of the slope with inertia’s help.

After climbing up, Wang Ye didn’t immediately accelerate, instead stopping to observe the surrounding terrain, height, and width.

This desert canyon area, viewed from above, seemed like the legendary vertebral remains of a gigantic creature, with the middle part sharply elevated, appearing razor-edged from afar, with vast undulations. Off-road racers had to ride over this "knife’s edge" at maximum speed while performing various thrilling stunts.

Because of this route’s high difficulty, very few ventured to ride it, and those who dared were mostly renowned masters in the off-road field.

Wang Ye just arrived when he spotted three fully-armed off-road riders speeding along the ridge, stirring up a massive dust cloud.

Above, two drones hovered, apparently filming them.

Evidently, these three riders were likely high-profile bloggers in the off-road realm.

They were collaborating to challenge this route.

Wang Ye had no intention of yielding,

but instead planned to test himself against them.

He firmly planted his feet on the pedals, vigorously accelerating beyond 100 km/h.

The three riders ahead, frequently using their brakes, maintained a speed of around 30-50 km/h, quickly being chased down by Wang Ye’s overspeeding chase.

Initially focused on their challenge, the three riders soon took note of an unusual commotion from behind, accompanied by the heavy tires crushing pebbles and gravel. However, the roar didn’t sound like an off-road motorcycle engine but resembled the buzz of a helicopter’s rapidly spinning rotor.

They quickly turned their heads cautiously and warily glanced behind.

Only to find a rider on an odd two-wheeled vehicle closely tailing them.