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Originally Posted by Varn
For your friend wanting more aero with a prius pulling a trailer. Design a one wheeled trailer. or a no wheeled trailer on a hitch. Stability issues aside more wheels = more significant drag.
I used to race hpv trikes and always took a big hit on drag from the extra wheel when compared to bikes. I did win the class 3 years in a row. I was over 50 then and raced against a lot of younger riders.
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Varn,I hear what you're saying,but these designs are more ambitious than what Gary is willing to get into.
We're already looking at 800 man-hours just to get through a 'simple' design.And that does not include any metal chopping or welding other than the gap-filler mechanism which is not a mature technology at this point in time.
Of course,everyone else is perfectly free to go crazy with complexity.That's where I am.
