Yet Another Cycling Forum

General Category => Freewheeling => Topic started by: Vince on 29 May, 2014, 09:08:03 pm

Title: "Best Bike in the World"
Post by: Vince on 29 May, 2014, 09:08:03 pm
Well Sir Dave likes it

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-coventry-warwickshire-27616040 (http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-coventry-warwickshire-27616040)

But

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Jon Darlington, head of aerodynamics at Jaguar, said: "Taking our level of engineering capability and applying it to a bike project is something that has not been done before."

Lotus - Boardman?
Title: Re: "Best Bike in the World"
Post by: LittleWheelsandBig on 29 May, 2014, 09:27:35 pm
Every bloke thinks he is reinventing the bike. Few actually do so.
Title: Re: "Best Bike in the World"
Post by: hubner on 29 May, 2014, 09:46:59 pm
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The company says wind tunnel tests suggest the bike is 26.1% more aerodynamic than the previous model

The previous model must have been crap then if they can improve it that much. Wind tunnel testing's been around a long time.

I think they should stick to round tubes and all riders use the same design of bikes and parts.
Title: Re: "Best Bike in the World"
Post by: woollypigs on 29 May, 2014, 10:37:28 pm
Hmm best bike in the world, it does not look like I can fit mudguards or a rack on it. I don't think it would be very comfy or good on a bit of single track.
Title: Re: "Best Bike in the World"
Post by: Riggsbie on 01 June, 2014, 05:57:19 am
Surely most recumbents have better aerodynamics....?

Title: Re: "Best Bike in the World"
Post by: yoav on 01 June, 2014, 09:17:22 pm
They've taken an already good bike, put it in their wind tunnel, tweaked it a little bit and the rest is PR hype.
Title: Re: "Best Bike in the World"
Post by: bikenrrd on 02 June, 2014, 09:48:49 am
I thought the "best bike in the world" was the Colnago C40?
Also, is it 1981 again? : http://www.classicrendezvous.com/Japan/Shimano.htm (http://www.classicrendezvous.com/Japan/Shimano.htm)

 :)
Title: Re: "Best Bike in the World"
Post by: Exit Stage Left on 02 June, 2014, 11:27:58 am
Hmm best bike in the world, it does not look like I can fit mudguards or a rack on it. I don't think it would be very comfy or good on a bit of single track.

By those criteria the best bike in the world belongs to Andy Wilkinson. I'd tend to agree with that.
http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest-news/andy-wilkinsons-dolan-time-trial-bike-29431
Title: Re: "Best Bike in the World"
Post by: cyclicalsmith on 04 June, 2014, 08:19:39 am
looks pretty slick