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Old 08-03-2010, 11:56 PM   #14 (permalink)
Grant-53
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I have had some experiences with bicycles and fairings. I now mount the nose piece to the frame rather than the handle bars so that the side pressure does not affect the steering. My latest bike uses a 20" mag wheel in the front with a shallow angled frame. A faired front wheel needs fin area behind the steering axis for stability much the same as the whole bike needs the center of pressure behind the center of mass to head into the wind.
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