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Old 09-27-2010, 03:35 PM   #11 (permalink)
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Yes it got me thinking about it over lunch. Maybe a 1"-2" wing might offer some benefit, maybe not. To answer your question who knows till it is tried and tested.

To partially fair my recumbent bike I tested with a 1" 12" high thick foam board at the front of the fairing. Half covered the front wheel and half stuck up.
Here is a picture of the prototype.


and my finished homebuilt.


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Varn -

So you're saying I could put a little "ridge" or "fin" in front of my side view mirror and split the air in advance of reaching the mirror? I guess I would verify this with tuft tests and/or listening for reduced buffeting from the wind.

CarloSW2

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