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The legs moving around could cause a lot of turbulence/drag. But that with a fairing on the front seems the same as obree's version to me "aero" wise, just more comfortable.
Maybe the weird lever pedalling is actually very efficient?
just revisit the idea behind this is having an aerodynamic edge over his opponents by making his fairing sleeker. the legs moving is only a problem because it would make a big bulge in the fairing on the back of the bike necessary - just so happens the trailing edge is the most important - so i can see why he thinks this compact design is a better idea. on the detailed photo we can see how clean his work is, but even so that funny drivetrain will be less efficient than a regular one.
There are going to be mechanical losses, and you are going to keep either 90% or 95% of your energy, but that difference isn’t that much. The difference is whether your bike will have a drag factor of 0.12 or 0.1
- obree, humansinvent.com
we'll see, I hope he can beat whittingham.
ps.: 320 gear inches! or 286.
- obree, humansinvent.com
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I hope Graeme hasn't been at the booze :-(
Was his assailant wearing a UCI blazer?
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Some more pictures for those interested:
http://calverphoto.com/#id=album-104&num=content-1609
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He is heading to Nevada on September 10 to Battle Mountain to take part in the International Human Powered Vehicle Association Event (IHPVA).
Not long to wait to see it in action!!
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This all really reminds me of this...
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So, today is the day that it all starts...... good luck to the legend that is Graeme Obree!!
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Not found one yet - but I'm looking......
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Can only find this.. which is a stream of the results each night but it's showing something now, probably a pre-event meeting or something.
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or have a search for..
"We will be live streaming evening runs each day. The video will be available, embedded on Eivie4 and on Tusmobil web-sites, to anybody with access to internet. Now somebody needs only to record the runs from spectators area or timing area. We need a volunteer to hold the camera-phone."
this came from the http://recumbents.com/forums/forum.asp?FORUM_ID=6 forum, topic called "Mobile Web along SR 305? "
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found a feed.... http://www.eivie4.com/livestream-from-battle-mountain-2013/
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Not a feed but results will apparently be posted here:
http://www.recumbents.com/wisil/whpsc2013/results.htmAnd there is a snapshot of today's results already here.
http://jnyyz.files.wordpress.com/2013/09/screen-shot-2013-09-09-at-11-56-41-am.pngFollow @humansinvent for updates..
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http://obree.com/obree-news.html
Graeme was drawn to set of 3rd in the 2.5m trial. It takes a few minutes to align himself inside the Beastie and have the lid sealed. Getting the balance at the launch can be tricky and we were fortunate to secure the services of Scottish Daily Record journalist, Gary Ralson in Battle Mountain to follow Graeme's progress for his paper. Gary stepped up to take on role as launcher a task he carried out with some distinction.
Graeme and Beastie disappeared from view as the speed picked up. The Chase vehicle set off quickly behind. The run proved successful with Graeme returning a maximum speed in excess of 55mph but slowing down on approach to the speed traps.This is an excellent start to the event as Graeme has no experience of the course and little of how The Beastie performs in conditions with a really smooth road surface and minimal wind.
The recorded time will be posted later today and Graeme scheduled for a run on the 5 mile course early this evening.
UPDATE! Time confirmed as 46.8 mph.
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what's his target ?
About 85mph for a record, but he is on record as suggesting 100mph might be possible.
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Time confirmed as 46.8 mph
That's 9.600s for the flying 200m, a bit slower than Kevin Sireau's 9.572s world record on a UCI legal bike.
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That's 9.600s for the flying 200m, a bit slower than Kevin Sireau's 9.572s world record on a UCI legal bike.
He's not going to take that lying down... -
Now over 50mph
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The legs moving around could cause a lot of turbulence/drag. But that with a fairing on the front seems the same as obree's version to me "aero" wise, just more comfortable.
Maybe the weird lever pedalling is actually very efficient?