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Old 03-20-12 | 12:50 PM
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Originally Posted by JanMM
What kind of speed differences on those bikes with/without the fairings/spoilers?
There was a speed increase, but I was unable to procure a larger chainring, perhaps 72 to 76 teeth would've been good. At this point , I'm a lot older, and I don't foresee myself reaching my "personal best" times which I set when I was 22 years old.

The fastest bikes were the Type 3 and the Type 6, both of which reached 47MPH, on flat ground, actually slightly uphill. but the roads have too many curves. and then I ran out of gearing.

The Type Eleven is actually kind of a throwback to the Type 3, but made of much cheaper Coroplast sheet plastic.
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