BluesDawg
01-08-11, 08:32 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvE6Xd6tgPA
Fifty Plus (50+) - This should settle the recumbant vs diamond frame thing once and for all ;)
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jppe
01-08-11, 08:59 AM
Gotta wonder how much the life jackets slowed folks down!
Metric Man
01-08-11, 09:01 AM
Very cool. :thumb:
JanMM
01-08-11, 10:10 AM
Looks like the back-to-back bent guys were having technical issues that kept them from going in a straight line. Perhaps their gear had been tampered with??
The winners were so very fast that how can you not wonder about doping? Just saying.
The winners were so very fast that how can you not wonder about doping? Just saying.
BengeBoy
01-08-11, 10:14 AM
Pretty cool videos. Now we can debate fiberglas hulls vs. carbon fiber.
Retro Grouch
01-08-11, 10:18 AM
That's neat. I wouldn't have bet that any of them would be able to get going fast enough to get up on the foils. I also noticed that on the faster unfaired tandem the riders were out-of-phase.
XR2
01-08-11, 11:30 AM
I noticed in the first segment the solo boat was nearly as fast as the tandem. Cool.
tsl
01-08-11, 11:30 AM
I also noticed that on the faster unfaired tandem the riders were out-of-phase.
I saw that too. Then when the specs for the boat were given and I saw counter-rotating propellers, it made sense that the pedals didn't have to be in sync. Each rider is pushing his own prop.
I saw that too. Then when the specs for the boat were given and I saw counter-rotating propellers, it made sense that the pedals didn't have to be in sync. Each rider is pushing his own prop.
Nightshade
01-08-11, 12:08 PM
Coooooooooool !:beer::beer::cheers:
Digital Gee
01-08-11, 01:40 PM
I'm feeling very unsettled.
stapfam
01-08-11, 01:57 PM
You ain't getting me on one of these things- I fall off the bike on smooth grass- and I can't swim.
Allegheny Jet
01-08-11, 02:02 PM
Really cool and I want one of whatever they are. Just wondering why the need for the bike helmets? I don't recall Olympic rowers needing helmets.
skilsaw
01-08-11, 02:03 PM
It doesn't rain enough in Victoria to need a bike like that.
Maybe Portland, OR, or Seattle, WA.
Maybe Portland, OR, or Seattle, WA.
Metric Man
01-08-11, 03:01 PM
Really cool and I want one of whatever they are. Just wondering why the need for the bike helmets? I don't recall Olympic rowers needing helmets.
It's Japan...birthplace of straps on hard hats for construction workers...and the notion you can't be too safe. ;)
It's Japan...birthplace of straps on hard hats for construction workers...and the notion you can't be too safe. ;)
NOS88
01-08-11, 03:07 PM
Beep, beep, beep. Does not compute. Does not compute. :twitchy: :twitchy:
JanMM
01-08-11, 06:33 PM
So, how does 15% tire drop figure into maximizing performance in those competitions?
Bud Bent
01-09-11, 06:46 AM
But how well do they climb?
jimcross
01-09-11, 09:01 AM
Really cool and I want one of whatever they are. Just wondering why the need for the bike helmets? I don't recall Olympic rowers needing helmets.
The helmets must be for when they fall off the saddle and hit their head on the boat.
The helmets must be for when they fall off the saddle and hit their head on the boat.
crazyb
01-14-11, 05:11 PM
But how well do they climb?
Send them upstream on the Mississippi, that would be a good hill climb.
Send them upstream on the Mississippi, that would be a good hill climb.
Makeitso
01-14-11, 09:45 PM
Sweet.
Monoborracho
01-15-11, 10:36 AM
Gives a whole new meaning to the word AQUABIKE
http://www.usatriathlon.org/disciplines/aquabike
http://www.usatriathlon.org/disciplines/aquabike
uprightbent
01-18-11, 03:53 AM
Nice to see Bents-without Beards or Bellies.............