Check this guy out! I actually met him in Dublin a few years ago. His name is Heinze Stücke and he has cycled a massive 600,000km by bicycle over the last half century – enough to go around the world 15 times.
Along the way he’s been attacked by bees, shot at by rebels and hit by cars. He ran out of water in the Sahara Desert and had his bike stolen 6 times. Every time he got it back...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heinz_St%C3%BCcke
http://travellingtwo.com/4576
http://www.bikechina.com/heinzstucke1z.html