Aero Garbage Wind Resistant a lie

[novocaine]

if they are being towed why bother with cranks etc, its just a guy on a linear 2 wheeled trailer at high speed

it's not being towed, at least not once it's moving.

 

[novocaine]

https://www.welovecycling.com/wide/2016/01/12/the-fastest-bicycle-in-the-world/

 

[bikeworkshop]

if they are being towed why bother with cranks etc, its just a guy on a linear 2 wheeled trailer at high speed

He's not being towed - there's no mechanical connection between the 2 vehicles.
But he's enclosed in the canopy and using the low pressure behind the vehicle to pull himself forwards.

It's kind of nonsense - you're effectively using a fluid coupling.
But it's incredibly dangerous.

Kinda started with this guy,
Mile-a-Minute Murphy
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Minthorn_Murphy

 

[sjcprojects]

Aero nonsense at the National Cycle Museum in Llandrindod Wells

In the case of Bruce Burford, he was 'virtually towed' up to 100mph on the rollers, and then got up to 207mph, which does seem like a slightly pointless record, I have to say, but each their own and all that...

 

[Scott-S]

He's not being towed - there's no mechanical connection between the 2 vehicles.
But he's enclosed in the canopy and using the low pressure behind the vehicle to pull himself forwards.

It's kind of nonsense - you're effectively using a fluid coupling.
But it's incredibly dangerous.

Kinda started with this guy,
Mile-a-Minute Murphy
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Minthorn_Murphy

Ok now it makes sense, hes using the same principle race cars use
it's their use of towed that threw me

 

[grantoury]

As an excercise to see how high a number of miles per hour one can get on a bicycle, it is interesting. Without wind resistance it doesn't have a lot to do with aero though. (Sorry, couldn't help but point that out)

 

[Jonny69]

Why are we talking about this here?

19 pages now.

Came in here to see what/why everyone was still arguing about. Randomly saw your post. Quoted it and left again.

 

[LondonClassic]

As an excercise to see how high a number of miles per hour one can get on a bicycle, it is interesting. Without wind resistance it doesn't have a lot to do with aero though. (Sorry, couldn't help but point that out)

Indeed. For the Bruce Burford record why go aero at all and have tribars, discs, monocoque? A missed opportunity to have some fun with it and put some panniers and a Brooks on a WR beating bike