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Originally Posted by beate
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Side note: initially these "strakes" i attached to the back had a positive efect, especially whe the wind was sideways from the front. Now, with the canopy, that has changed - the bike has become a bit slower.
And again: there are many more aerodynamic issues with that VM, an possibly even more important ones (at least according to Daniel Fenn, the maker of many of the fastes racing velomobiles including the one holding the 24h world record for women. Initially Daniel had raced a GoOne 3, so he knows that bike quite well).
One which might be important is the question what do do with the air coming in from the open side windows of the canopy? Cut holes into the back? Will that also reduce the wake? |
If you open a pathway, between the side windows and wake, there's a high probability that you'll experience reversion, with wake air flowing forwards to the low pressure of the widened body section.