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I'm a little surprised nobody has mentioned the opaque fairing, visibility, or the camera. At first I thought it might be to keep the weight down, as there are
by ohazi 11y ago
I'm a little surprised nobody has mentioned the opaque fairing, visibility, or the camera.
At first I thought it might be to keep the weight down, as there are plenty of composite materials that are lighter than (even thin) plexiglass. But then there's the weight/complexity of the camera, display, and battery.
Then I thought, well, the rider in in such an odd position, maybe he wouldn't be able to see very much even if there was a window.
But apparently the actual reason is that the rider produces so much heat that a window would fog up, and it would be too difficult/unsafe for the rider to wipe it. Given the white coloring, I suspect they're also trying to avoid cooking their human power source.
Here's part of a Q&A where they discuss visibility:
https://youtu.be/mscVAb1VZJw?t=271 https://youtu.be/mscVAb1VZJw?t=271