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Bluto
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The flame war going about 'bents vs. wedgies got me to wondering-- so how fast are those things
anyway, when you compare unfaired versions?
HPV advocates are quick to boast about the speed records set by 'bent riders, but AFAIK all those
records were set by riders aboard bikes with some amount of streamlining. A sound apples-to-apples
comparison dictates that, say, UCI official records be compared to the fastest times by recumbent
riders held to an equivalent standard vis-a-vis "special equipment".
After all, if we're racing our fairings, then gravity bikes are the fastest of all, and they don't
even have pedals. http://www.gravitybike.com/
I have done some Google searching of the matter in an attempt to find an answer to this question,
but to no avail. I'm even a little puzzled why the HPV folk don't bother to keep a tally of records
established by riders of unfaired machines.
Chalo Colina
anyway, when you compare unfaired versions?
HPV advocates are quick to boast about the speed records set by 'bent riders, but AFAIK all those
records were set by riders aboard bikes with some amount of streamlining. A sound apples-to-apples
comparison dictates that, say, UCI official records be compared to the fastest times by recumbent
riders held to an equivalent standard vis-a-vis "special equipment".
After all, if we're racing our fairings, then gravity bikes are the fastest of all, and they don't
even have pedals. http://www.gravitybike.com/
I have done some Google searching of the matter in an attempt to find an answer to this question,
but to no avail. I'm even a little puzzled why the HPV folk don't bother to keep a tally of records
established by riders of unfaired machines.
Chalo Colina