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Old 04-15-2015, 01:45 PM   #17 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by BamZipPow View Post
Probably from all the metall hardware...
There isn't that much to it, though--I count eight bolts, two rods, four plates, and the fairings themselves. To compare, this wheel:



...which is an aluminum box-section rim with a fairly substantial fairing, weighs just over two pounds.

Also, he shouldn't be claiming "up to 20 percent faster without any extra effort," when there was no controlled testing to generate that number.
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