Originally Posted by
jccaclimber
You can get around a velodrome in those, I've done it. Also, you get plenty of oxygen in around the wheels. For whoever said you should make these out of fiberglass, go carbon and it'll be tons lighter.
The streamliners I've had a hand in building have had a couple layers of carbon fiber with a layer of Kevlar inside. The carbon fiber gives it strength while the Kevlar gives it impact and abrasion resistance.
BTW: if you've got really long arms like me, you'll probably get recruited to squeegee epoxy around in the bottom of the fairing mold. This will result in epoxy in your armpit hair. This is not fun.