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Old 09-29-2020, 01:29 PM   #21 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by JulianEdgar View Post
The requirement was for a commuter bike, and - if we're up for outright low drag - a recumbent velo would kill a time trial bike.

(Basically all fast, low-drag pedal machines are banned from competition. It gets me very cross, because people then assume that fundamental bicycle tech stopped in about 1920.)

This is state of the art in low drag cycling, not a time trial bike...



It still brings me out in goose pimples watching this:

You should see what happens when it hits 88 mph.



JJ

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