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Old 01-11-2021, 03:30 PM   #56 (permalink)
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I would think for amateurs it would be easier just to cover the back wheel opening with a spat.
I believe the Gen 1 Insight has what we (in the US) call “fender skirts” where part of the wheel opening is covered and “spats” has been used on this forum to describe the tire deflectors used in front of the tires. (Front Deflectors? p. 158 in Julian’s book). There has been some confusion about this term in the past here. I think it would be helpful if we could agree on what we are calling the various mods we try. I am happy to defer to the experts.
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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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