Northwestrider Senior Member Join Date Apr 2006 Location Gig Harbor, WA My Bikes Surly Long Haul Tru

Does it actually help with aerodynamics or is it just for bug catching? It seems that over the top, it would help move the air since there is not as much space between the top edge and the top of your head, but around the sides it seems like it would create more of a problem since there is such a big gap between the back edge and your body. I keep thinking about them when I pass them, no interest in buying a bent, I just wonder as I'm riding along what purpose it serves. commercial cooking equipment Seems like it is more weight than it would be worth. If I got a bent, it would end up being a trike, and I'd see about reclining that seat as flat as I can get it while still being fairly comfortable, if I was trying to get some aerodynamics.
Northwestrider Senior Member Join Date Apr 2006 Location Gig Harbor, WA My Bikes Surly Long Haul Trucker, Gary Fisher commercial cooking equipment Hoo Koo E Koo, Dahon Mu P 24 , Bacchetta Strada, Rodriguez Tandem Posts 2,117 Mentioned 4 Post(s) Tagged 0 Thread(s)
BlazingPedals Senior Member Join Date Dec 2004 Location Middle of da Mitten My Bikes Trek 7500, RANS V-Rex, Optima Baron, Velokraft NoCom, M-5 Carbon Highracer, homebuilt recumbent commercial cooking equipment Posts 7,159 Mentioned 1 Post(s) Tagged 0 Thread(s)
They help a little bit. Add a sock, too, and it's good for 2-3 mph over stock (at 18-20 mph.) The weight penalty means that a bike that's more aerodynamic to start, such as a highracer or a lowracer, has an advantage. Despite being low, a trike would not have an advantage. commercial cooking equipment
I ride a Bacchetta Belladare (long wheel base 26x20) with a fairing. I have never been a guy who worries about the weight of a bike too much, as I weigh 240+ lbs. The fairing is VERY light, indeed when it is not installed on the bike it rolls up into a tube about 6", the mounts are welded aluminum tubing and stainless steel band clamps. It was quick to install, only took about an hour, and I have found it to add about 1-1.5mph average when it is installed, as it seems to cut the air around the bike and my very bulky body. I bought it mostly to give me some protection from the afternoon rain we get here in Okeechobee, FL in the summer and like it very much on a long ride when the wind is blowing.... Tractor Tom in Okeechobee, FL
They help a little bit. Add a sock, too, and it's good for 2-3 mph over stock (at 18-20 mph.) The weight penalty means that a bike that's more aerodynamic to start, such as a highracer or a lowracer, has an advantage. Despite being low, a trike would not have an advantage. I was figuring on the trike, putting a fairing and since i'm almost flat, I'd be a bit more aerodynamic commercial cooking equipment than any other set up. I'd have to muck around with some kind of strap type of system to hold myself onto the trike though. But then, I'd probably be better off going with a full body and get full aerodynamics. May as well a put a motor on then. They have motors on them, I know, but I just think about stuff when riding.
I ride a Bacchetta commercial cooking equipment Belladare (long wheel base 26x20) with a fairing. I have never been a guy who worries about the weight commercial cooking equipment of a bike too much, as I weigh 240+ lbs. The fairing is VERY light, indeed when it is not installed on the bike it rolls up into a tube about 6", the mounts are welded commercial cooking equipment aluminum tubing and stainless steel band clamps. It was quick to install, only took about an hour, and I have found it to add about 1-1.5mph average when it is installed, as it seems to cut the air around the bike and my very bulky body. I bought it mostly to give me some protection from the afternoon rain we get here in Okeechobee, FL in the summer and like it very much on a long ride when the wind is blowing.... I really want to see pictures.
I really want to see pictures. Don't think I have any on this computer, but when I get home tonight I'll post a couple of photos I took when the fairing was first installed... Tractor Tom in Okeechobee, commercial cooking equipment FL
Does commercial cooking equipment it actually help with aerodynamics or is it just for bug catching? It seems that over the top, it would help move the air since there is not as much space between the top edge and the top of your head, but around the sides it seems like it would create more of a problem since there is such a big gap between the back edge and your body. I keep thinking about them when I pass them, no interest in buying a bent, I just wonder as I'm riding along what purpose it serves. Seems like it is more weight than it would be worth. If I got a bent, it would end up being a trike, and I'd see about reclining that seat as flat as I can get it while still being fairly comfortable, if I was trying to get some aerodynamics. The fairing helps. It's highly bike- or trike-design dependent, but it always helps. On my LWB Easy Racer bikes, installing a front fairing reduces aero drag by about 10%. Adding a body sock drops another 5%, plus the shade from the 'sock can keep you cooler on a hot day. That's a lot of advantages for 2 or 3 pounds, about the weight of a water bottle. On my SWB Lightning, switch