Max Stöckl Sets WORLD RECORD Fastest MTB Downhill Speed: 167KPH!

Markus 'Max' Stöckl is driven by the need for speed. The general manager of the World Cup-running MS-Racing Mondraker MTB Team likes nothing better than to go down a slope as fast as possible and has been setting speed downhill mountain-bike records for over 20 years.

For his new V-Max project, 42-year-old Stöckl was aiming to beat his own speed world record for cycling down a gravel-based mountain on a production mountain bike. The current record was set In 2011 when Max bombed down the volcanic cone of Cerro Negro in Nicaragua at 164.95kph.

Stöckl and his six-man support team identified Chile’s Atacama Desert on the country’s Pacific Coast. Nothing thrives here, all that can be seen is boulders and stones for miles and miles.
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[ALEXANDERMISHKOV]

This helmet looks disturbing for some reason

[-JKnoxville-]

This guy looks like Man Ray from spongebob

[aidanfanning]

7 year old me running from the dark be like

[papichulo]

Imagine it when the front wheel gets off while doing that

[subscribefornoreason]

*When She's Home Alone But lives Downhill.*

[florianplack]

When your girl is home alone and you live in San Francisco

[usahd]

For anyone that wanted to know what this is in MPH it is 103.769.

[_nurmi]

A big rock: I'm about to end this man's whole career

[bikecomponents]

Even the positioning of the brake levers seemed aerodynamic. WOW!

[jasonalbertson]

Damn it I need 105km more to bet the record!

[YourLocalMidget]

Managed to find a good downhill on my way to school, trying to improve my record every day on the way home. Current record sits at a good 78kph 💪

[szzle]

Well that's the goofiest helmet I've seen xD

[nozrep]

super cool! is it ironic or serendipitous that his heart beat per minute nearly matched his speed in km/h?

[Biswalt]

The crazy thing is his pulse went to 169. No idea what his mac heart rate is but my theoretical Max is like 183, meaning if I climb to 184 some sort of arrhythmia, infarction, or heart attack is inevitable. And while there is actually a really good gap from 167 to 180, you're well into aerobic workout territory (most likely) at 140. But what makes this crazy to me is that it's basically JUST from adrenaline because he's not moving any part of his body except for his arms to control the handle bars. Everything else is stationary. So he's getting the kind of workout like he just did 200 jumping jacks or somethings for basically sitting motionless on a bike and the RUSH of going down the hill that fast made his heart beat like it was an insane workout.

[Arknights_enjoyer]

When it's Halloween and all I got is my world record downhill suit
"The downhill cycling alien"

[henryhancock]

Hahaha I remember the last time this was attempted by you guys and the bike split in half and the dude cartwheeled half way down the mountain.

[iamcasinoroyal]

Song name: The Wanton Bishops - Time To Go!

[gabonjing]

Girl: bae come over
Me: but i live on top of a hill
Girl: my parents arent home
Me:

[raresmircea]

The record in pro cycling is a little over 130 km/h as shown by the gps data after a race that took place a few years ago. There are vids on youtube showing footage from tour de france in which riders are attaining over 110 kn/h

[rcbif]

His helmet looks like Dark Helmet's from Spaceballs.