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The UCI banned fairings and aerodynamic devices in 1914.

My velo is old so it is 559 in the back and they all have 406 up front. I'm running 50mm Contacts Urban all the way around. Low pressure, love the fat tires! Tubeless isn't available for most of the tires in 559/406 and seem like a PITA to me, instead I just use latex tubes. Saw lots of...

He couldn't have done it without Congressional authorization from Associate Butchers of Bagdhad like Hilary Clinton and Joe Biden.

There is a big difference between 24mph and 28mph. 28mph is only 17% more than 24mph but the wind is pushing against you 60% harder. ON YOUR LEFT!!!

Instead of relying on what your bro says, you can learn about the real science which Gregor Mendel worked out over 150 years ago. I learned it in high school but that's because I wasn't getting stoned beneath the bleachers during biology. A quick check with the Punnett square reveals that each...

Yup, that's the lesson I'm teaching! The extra 50 lbs adds maybe 25% more power needed to go the same speed when going slowly up a hill. Wind resistance, OTOH, increases cubically. So to maintain 28mph, for instance, on flat ground with a safety bike you might need three times the power to...

LOCK HIM UP!

Roadies are sore their $10,000 15lb Tour de France specials aren't actually fast and that they can't keep up with an old man in a 65lb velomobile.

There was a break in the weather so I had an opportunity to give an aerodynamics lesson, er... I mean go for a nice ride. One of my favorite rides is over to the neighboring valley so it starts with a long but not difficult climb then a nice long downhill where you can really haul ass...

9 miles is nothing on a bike, then you wouldn't need anyone else to get you to the gym and get some extra cardio and leg muscle building at the same time. Check Craigslist and Facebook for an old long wheelbase recumbent like a Tour Easy, Stratus, or Sun CX. Perfect for Old Guys really.

I just toss them into the glove box of the old Chevy I have out in the barn, some day I'll fix it up! Just kidding, I keep my gear In a mini-Pelican case in the back of the fridge. Most of the Appy crosses I got in 2016, who knows how they were stored in the 3-4 years before I got them. I got...

I went through my logs and looked at my sprout rate for Appy beans starting in 2022 when I figured I needed to get cracking while they were still good. I just stick them in a Root Riot cube point up and water them and keep the cube moist with a dome but don't otherwise mess with them. pops /...

Do you burn before/during your rides? I like a bowl when I'm taking a break after a long climb but it might not be the best idea to do so before screaming down the other side of the hill.

Appy was a single run in fall 2012 then the dad died while Bodhi was out of town. Ones in newer packaging were just stored in Bodhis fridge longer and released later when the newer packaging was available...

This site https://www.bicyclerollingresistance.com/ measures the rolling resistance, puncture resistance and grip of a lot of tires and publishes the results so you can compare. Rolling resistance is the main thing slowing you down until you get to about 14mph when wind resistance matches...

yes it's a recumbent trike but made out of a carbon monocoque chassis / shell instead of a metal cruciform frame like you'd have on a normal trike. Here's a video of the inside of one that is very similar to mine, after removing the top (requires inserting/runnig a knife in the gap between the...

There's frost on the ground but I'm riding in shorts and t-shirt. I have barely even looked at my road bikes since I got a velomobile, it's just so much better in every way except long climbs. So fast!! Even though the 30kg bike requires about 20-25% more power to maintain the same speed when...

The one Lemon Party S1 I grew had average effect, nothing notable either way.