Faired rear wheel, full front wheel cut out, integrated front end and low frontal area. Just keep away from termites.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-14583056
Kevin
“The SplinterBike reached 11.25mph (18.1kph) at Quibell Park Velodrome in Scunthorpe on Thursday.”
Cuz at these kinda speeds it’s all about aero.
Reminds me of the old Trimbles (which did’t test as fast as you’d think they would):
some people will do anything to get out of having to do the dishes!
(what a friggen retarded thing to do with ones time)
I presume the big problem is drivetrain losses? There’s also a rolling resistance problem (as well as traction!) but this might not be so bad on the track…
Fascinating.
Now let’s see a leather one 