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Old 12-17-2009, 07:27 PM   #29 (permalink)
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Fully Faired front wheel

I thought De Ligmotor should have kept the full fairing for rain and foot protection inside the fairing. He says he kept some of it to keep his feet out of the wheel but he's going to get some wet legs if he rides that in the rain. I can tell you that there is a lot of water that sprays out sideways after it impacts the fender. If the fully faired wheel is inside the outer fairing it shouldn't affect handling adversely even in crosswinds. The wind can't get to it, right? Inspiring work though, great link
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The power needed to push an object through a fluid increases as the cube of the velocity. Mechanical friction increases as the square, so increasing speed requires progressively more power.
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