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Longest journey by skateboard

The longest journey by skateboard was 12,159 km (7,555miles) and was completed by Rob Thomson (New Zealand) starting in Leysin, Switzerland on 24 June 2007 and finishing in Shanghai, China, on 28 September 2008. The attempt was part of a longer trip iof 20,000 Kms ncluding legs by bicycle, sailing, rafts, train around the world, but only the skateboarding part, which was the last part of the journey was counted for the record. Began in Leysin, Switzerland on the 24th June 2007. Travelled 1,541km through Continue reading →

Longest journey by rickshaw

The longest journey by rickshaw was made by Tim Moss (UK) who cycled 1,377.96 km (856.22 mi) from Aviemore, Scotland to West Molesey, England, from 26 April to 19 May 2010. The rickshaw Tim used for his attempt was a second-hand, box-standard, three-wheeled rickshaw, capable of carrying passengers. Throughout his journey, Tim visited several Special Olympics locations as his journey was made to raise money for the Special Olympics Great Britain. He rode solo for most of his journey, but did, on occasion, pick up Continue reading →

Longest journey on an electric mobility vehicle (team)

7The longest journey on an electric mobility vehicle is 8609.24 km (5,349.52 miles) and was achieved by John Duckworth, John Seamons, Simon Parrott, Jason Uren and Geoff West (all UK) who travelled from Land’s End, anticlockwise around mainland UK, back to Land’s End on a Horizon Ventura electric mobility scooter from 24 June to 17 October 2007. John Duckworth, Simon Parrott and Geoff West were the previous record holders as well.

Longest journey on a pocketbike (minimoto)

The Longest journey on a Pocketbike (Minimoto) is 716.58 km, (445.26 miles) achieved by Ryan Galbraith and Chris Stinson, (both USA) starting at Colorado, finishing in South Dakota, USA from 5 -8 August 2009. Ryan and Chris rode through 4 states including Colorado, Nebraska and South Dokota. Their full journey totalled just under 26 hours.