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Old 06-25-2015, 06:25 PM   #15 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by aerohead View Post
We know that the IHPVA listed the Zipper as the fairing they tested.While increasing frontal area,from 3.9,to 4.1 sq-ft,it reduced the drag factor from 3.2,to 2.9 sq-ft.
I'm uncertain what Bicycle Quarterly tested.Somehow I missed something?
One photo in the Bicycle Quarterly piece seems to show a weird hodge-podge kinda little fairing not completely unlike the zipper... I think they were manipulating its shape a lot... I bet it is cardboard and duct tape! Haha.
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