Captured online for all to see, the final footage of that fateful ride is unbelievable. At one point, Fluker actually climbs up on the seat and sticks his trailing foot off to use as a brake on the back tire: “It was definitely one of the fastest runs I’d ever done,” he recalls of the do-or-die decent. “I’m really grateful that we got it on film because I don’t think I’ll be doing that on a track bike anytime soon. I want to go back on my road bike and see how much more speed I can get.”



Since he’s been riding his whole life, this Bay Area native makes impossible rides like this insane down Centennial look basic. But, as he points out, he first climbed aboard a track bike about 11 years ago. And, from there, he’s never hopped off. “Growing up in San Francisco put me onto track bikes. Once I realized what it was and that it wasn’t so easy to just ‘pick up’, it made me want to get one more. Track bikes are really elegant machines, so I was also attracted to the bike, not just the riding.”