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Isn't it more aerodynamic than a human on a bicycle?
by wolverine876 5y ago
Isn't it more aerodynamic than a human on a bicycle?
- geocrasher 5y agoNo, not really. Not at the speeds most cyclists, especially commuters, travel at. You gain quite a lot more by going recumbent when it comes to drag. In fact, a recumbent bike, for the same effort, is a lot faster. Putting a fairing on one of those is another story.
- saltcured 5y agoA rider on a regular bike has poor aerodynamics in every direction as their cross section is not that much different with an open frame and spoke wheels. But a sleek enclosure would be like a wing and have very different forces depending on the angle of attack against the wind. A gusty cross wind could much more easily push the vehicle across lanes or even knock them over...