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Thanks yeah. Even ignoring the claim that it's the most efficient per mass, even on a per passenger basis there appear to be modern rail lines that beat velomob

by ummonk 4y ago

Thanks yeah. Even ignoring the claim that it's the most efficient per mass, even on a per passenger basis there appear to be modern rail lines that beat velomobiles (let alone bicycles) for energy expenditure per passenger-mile.

cycomanic 4y ago
I think this is getting into somewhat nitpick territory. If we include per passenger we could just use bikes with 10 riders (extreme tandems). On a flat road the increase of energy for more people is very minor so you can just divide by the number of people.
- IshKebab 4y ago
  Yeah but that's basically what a peleton is but without the bikes being physically connected.
  - cycomanic 4y ago
    Point taken. Although the original statement was about single bikes.