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Originally Posted by 3-Wheeler
Phil,
Thanks for the above verbiage. I really like the image above, as the tail is designed for a crouched rider, and certainly not as tall and bulky as some of the "upright position" tails.
The enclosed portion of the front fairing around the handlebars looks similar to Matt Guzetta's entry in the 1980's.
Jim.
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At this years IHPVA speed trials,the IHPVA had just about every major newsletter from day-one available at the Battle Mountain Civic Center.
I grabbed one of each,and you can definitely see the evolution of fairings and fully-enclosed bodies from 'upright',crouched,supine, recumbent,reverse-recumbent,and 'camera' designs.
*The upright fully-enclosed bodies seem most appropriate for a closed-course environment because of blow-over.
*The fully-enclosed recumbents are prone to blow-over as well.
*The semi-open body seems like the safe compromise for a road bike unless it was a trike.
Here's one of the non-Olympian IHPVA members 'all-coroplast-bodied' trike he 'rode' at 47-mph!
