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Other form factors that can affect Aerodynamics in Cycling:
Trek's Kammtail Virtual Airfoil design as well as other airfoils used in modern high-tech road bikes are just one of the many different parts that companies need to focus on their bikes in order to make them faster.
Other than just the frames (which airfoils primarily are designed for in bikes) components such as wheels, handle or aerobars, and even accessories like water bottle holders are designed with aerodynamics in mind in order to shave tenth of seconds off a rider's time.
A Deep Dish rim made
by Zipp in order to
cut through the wind
Photo
Courtesy of http://www.wigglestatic.com
Photo Courtesy of bontrager.com
These are just a few example of
the major components of a bike that need to be aerodynamic
in order to make a rider a little faster. Like many other
components designed to be aerodynamic, they all start with
the basics of aerodynamics:
The aerodynamic equation where the main focus for the engineering of bikes are both the Coefficient of Drag (CD) and Area (A)
The aerodynamic equation where the main focus for the engineering of bikes are both the Coefficient of Drag (CD) and Area (A)
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