Bike Anti-Porn - When Things Go Wrong

^^ More than meets the eye

Is it anti? Why not aero covers?

Why not aero covers?

The vortex coming off the pace vehicle is designed to provide a permanent tailwind, reducing aerodynamic drag would actually make it slower.

147mp/h. I'd say this belongs in functional as the deisgn is dictated by its function. deffo not anti

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Hmmm. Not sure about that.

I understand the vehicle is providing the low pressure pocket.

However I would have thought the bike should be as aero as possible.

I mean. You wouldn't tow a rickshaw.

Marginal gains.

^^ So that's why Guy Martin's 112.9mph was only declared as a British record. I guess Guy didn't have any Salt Flats to do it on.

Does it have 20 inch wheels or is she a giant? Seem oddly counterintuitive to have small wheels, given that land speed record cars tend to have horse-cart sized wheels.

rider was an american woman btw, Denise Mueller
http://velonews.competitor.com/2016/09/news/ca-woman-rides-her-bicycle-147-mph-a-new-world-record_420507

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I think the bikes cool. had a look at the men's world record bike from 1995, little bit steezier...

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@mdcc_tester I see an aero cover. :oP

Men's record holder since 1995 is a guy from Maastricht -represent!

Rompelburg the Baller.

166.9 mph

"488 gear inches"

Seem oddly counterintuitive to have small wheels

Wheel size would he dictated by which OTP tyres they could get which were rated for 150mph on salt.

Infact modern land speed attempts use relatively small wheel size.

As proved by Donald Campbell.

Ha! Can I get that in gumwall please?

Yeah, suspension seatpost.

modern land speed attempts use relatively small wheel size

Would you call 34" small?

Or maybe more along the lines you were thinking of, is 650c small?

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When the turbo fan is over a metre wide yes. 😀

Ops

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Did somebody actually cut off the handlebar mount on the forks?

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