alvaro wrote:
is the shiv faster with the fuelcell than without it? is the sitero faster with a bottle installed than without?
my liquid & calories go in the Fuselage and BTA so just need to know if my spare tire should go in a fuelcell or behind the saddle and if I should carry a bottle behind the saddle even if its empty
About the same aero with and without Fuelcell. About a watt less power to hold 40 kph with it at ~15 deg of yaw, but I'll call that negligible. As a benefit, since it was designed to draft the front wheel and DT, there's no added side force in a crosswind so it's about the same drag and just as smooth in the crosswind.
Sitero aero with and without bottle. Tricky one to measure until we get a bunch of athletes. Our prelim tests show no drag differences with or without the cage/tripod/bottle. However, I don't like making claims without a bunch of athlete data.
Macca's in the tunnel tomorrow and this is likely one of the tests!
Mark
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Mark Cote
MITAerobike
Specialized Bicycle Components