Recumbent - Tera cycle tail sock for hard shell seats

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Magilla Gorilla
09-27-05, 01:19 AM
Tera cycle has a prototype hard shell seat tail fairing sock near complete for the market for Bacchetta Aero's and other hard shell M-5 equiped recumbents.
Any worth to this product for speed increase? I have no opinion one way or the other but suspect that this tail sock on an Aero would provide at least one MPH if one can sustain a 20 MPH average speed over distance.
Just an opinion but I do think that this might be worth looking into. I will buy one just for the increased visability on my Aero regardless of any speed gain. There USA flag sock is way cool...

Magilla Gorilla

Mooky
09-27-05, 06:01 PM
A big yellow flag will increase your visibility. I suggest you tie your Tom Swift sock puppet to your M5 seat where it belongs.

Mooky


Tera cycle has a prototype hard shell seat tail fairing sock near complete for the market for Bacchetta Aero's and other hard shell M-5 equiped recumbents.
Any worth to this product for speed increase? I have no opinion one way or the other but suspect that this tail sock on an Aero would provide at least one MPH if one can sustain a 20 MPH average speed over distance.
Just an opinion but I do think that this might be worth looking into. I will buy one just for the increased visability on my Aero regardless of any speed gain. There USA flag sock is way cool...

Magilla Gorilla