Re:Electric fan car shatters the Goodwood hill climb record
by loeg on Monday June 27, 2022 @04:49PM
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Popular "wisdom" in cycling is that aerodynamics are not a factor below 10 mph and not much of one at 15. It becomes pretty noticeable in the 15-20+ mph range (increasing with the cube of speed, or something like that).
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Re:Electric fan car shatters the Goodwood hill climb record
by jackmott42 on Monday June 27, 2022 @04:55PM
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Yes, but the physics is that the amount time saved over a fixed distance is actually more for the 15mph cyclist than the 20mph cyclist.
However the percent of time saved for the slower cyclist is less, but only a little.
Basically at cycling speeds the aerodynamic curve is pretty flat so it doesn't really matter if you are fast or slow.