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Old 03-05-2020, 10:22 PM   #8 (permalink)
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TDi - '04 VW Golf
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The bike is now road legal, and I can confirm it rides well, is very stable and very comfortable. Too early to tell yet, but because of the improved aero it should be economical.
Beautiful work. Subscribed and awaiting mpg numbers. Be sure to post US gallons mpg as well for all of us on this side of the pond.
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The power needed to push an object through a fluid increases as the cube of the velocity. Mechanical friction increases as the square, so increasing speed requires progressively more power.
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