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Old 04-22-2015, 03:58 PM   #53 (permalink)
Grant-53
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At this point my front fairing by itself is mostly good for weather protection. It is the first step in a full body system. It is light, very easy to make, and is very stable in high winds. What started me going was the now famous article in Scientific American Dec. 1983 (see zzipper.com). Compare the numbers of an aero tuck racer to the Easy Racer, they are very close. What we easily could see is a combination of the Oscar Egg Rocket tail and the Zzipper style front bubble attached to the head tube.

Getting on and off is a real issue. Moving the tail or a side panel is needed for access.

I expect to see more on handle bar water bottles and aero bottles mounted to the seat tube between the knees. Consider mounting the water bottles behind the seat horizontally so they can be used without raising the shoulders as much.

Based in the work done by Trek for the Speed Concept Kammtail Virtual Foil I will try adding some foam strips to the round tubes of my steel test frame.
Since I cannot afford blade spokes yet, I may try using some weed eater string and electrical tape to streamline the spokes in addition to partial front wheel covers.

As for tires I can see wider tubeless semi slick tires given the conditions of roads these days. Maxxis Hookworms have been joined by similar products.

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