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Old 03-23-2018, 03:16 PM   #64 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Bicycle Bob View Post
I got a consultation with Prof. Chet Kyle regarding my proposed velomobiles, and just about the first thing he said was to avoid even longitudinal ridges. Even if they are intended to align with the streamlines, those are always being upset.
I've read this as well. I find it's really hard to avoid ridges when working with coroplast. My compromise was to have several facets on mine, but it definitely has ridges.



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