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HeadlessNorseman · 10-03-2010, 09:23 PM

Basic layout... let me know what you think. Ive thought more into this than this basic post

steel mountain bike frame, stretched/lowered/chopped for very low seating position small frontal area. Using the exposed frontal area for half an oblate spheroid i get 7.7 to 8.7 square feet, seem a bit high? or is there a better way to measure this? also estimate CD at about .40 to .50 for a similar sized motorcycle, any better way of knowing this?

honda mini 4 stroke weedwacker(~1.5 hp) adapted to chain drive on a road bike style multispeed system. Ive adapted MANY weedwacker engines onto bicycles when i was younger, tons of experience doing this

27" carbon fiber wheels (present on my road bike), 150psi slicks. .002 CRR for good bicycle tires. Obviously very variable

aero body, built of thin plastic, foam nose, and balsa wood. possibly fiberglass

inspirational photos

http://www.treehugger.com/amphibious...le-photo01.jpg

http://www.facstaff.bucknell.edu/mvi...ike%20copy.gif

http://images.gizmag.com/gallery_lrg/innova-4.jpg

10-03-2010, 09:23 PM	#1 (permalink)
HeadlessNorseman EcoModding Lurker Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: central NJ Posts: 47 Grocery getter - '99 mazda protege DX Last 3: 38.1 mpg (US) CRX Otterbox - '91 Honda CRX HF Last 3: 51.07 mpg (US) Thanks: 4 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Insane MPG vehicle idea Basic layout... let me know what you think. Ive thought more into this than this basic post steel mountain bike frame, stretched/lowered/chopped for very low seating position small frontal area. Using the exposed frontal area for half an oblate spheroid i get 7.7 to 8.7 square feet, seem a bit high? or is there a better way to measure this? also estimate CD at about .40 to .50 for a similar sized motorcycle, any better way of knowing this? honda mini 4 stroke weedwacker(~1.5 hp) adapted to chain drive on a road bike style multispeed system. Ive adapted MANY weedwacker engines onto bicycles when i was younger, tons of experience doing this 27" carbon fiber wheels (present on my road bike), 150psi slicks. .002 CRR for good bicycle tires. Obviously very variable aero body, built of thin plastic, foam nose, and balsa wood. possibly fiberglass inspirational photos http://www.treehugger.com/amphibious...le-photo01.jpg http://www.facstaff.bucknell.edu/mvi...ike%20copy.gif http://images.gizmag.com/gallery_lrg/innova-4.jpg Last edited by HeadlessNorseman; 10-03-2010 at 11:00 PM..