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beate · 09-21-2022, 05:14 PM

Before i continue here my current plans:

- i could verify a small positive effect on drag.
- but in total some disadvantages seem to outweigh that gain ... i'm slower if there is wind from the back. And uphill the added weight is noticeable. Even on the ramps of small road bridges.
- in average there seems no gain.

I am going to give the tail a nicer color (RAL 1023, like the bike itself) and then observe it further. Maybe try to enclose the back wheel a 2nd time.

And then concentrate on other issues. Improve the fairings on the wheel cases. Further improve the brakes (!). Improve the stiffness. Add a few internal improvements like a box for the battery.
Maybe even try to make an improved canopy.

Quite a large program for the dark half of the year?

09-21-2022, 05:14 PM	#87 (permalink)
beate HPV Tussie Join Date: Dec 2021 Location: Germany Posts: 81 Thanks: 6 Thanked 63 Times in 36 Posts	Before i continue here my current plans: - i could verify a small positive effect on drag. - but in total some disadvantages seem to outweigh that gain ... i'm slower if there is wind from the back. And uphill the added weight is noticeable. Even on the ramps of small road bridges. - in average there seems no gain. I am going to give the tail a nicer color (RAL 1023, like the bike itself) and then observe it further. Maybe try to enclose the back wheel a 2nd time. And then concentrate on other issues. Improve the fairings on the wheel cases. Further improve the brakes (!). Improve the stiffness. Add a few internal improvements like a box for the battery. Maybe even try to make an improved canopy. Quite a large program for the dark half of the year?