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I was gonna say this makes me realized just how aerodynamically inefficient a regular bike is, but then I found out that the world record of cycling on flat sur
by songgao 11y ago
I was gonna say this makes me realized just how aerodynamically inefficient a regular bike is, but then I found out that the world record of cycling on flat surface is actually 83.13 mph [0], which is actually pretty close to this. Assuming the rider is also top notch, I guess the benefit from optimizations done on aero isn't much larger than the weight added.
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cycling_records https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cycling_records
- joe_the_user 11y agowikiepedia doesn't check it's own references. The speed is for a human powered vehicle (fully fared). Edit: All the flat records in the section you're referencing are for hpvs, not tradition bicycles, as a look at the pages of the riders will show. See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sebastiaan_Bowier https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sebastiaan_Bowier https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbara_Buatois https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbara_Buatois
- songgao 11y agoThanks for pointing that out!