View Single Post
Old 09-23-13 | 08:56 AM
  #41  
alan s's Avatar
alan s
Senior Member
 
Joined: Oct 2007
Posts: 6,977
Likes: 191
From: Washington, DC
You don't really need to run tests to determine which is more aerodynamic. Just look at how much is exposed to the wind, and you can easily tell. If you sit upright, a backpack will add nothing to windage, but it you ride in a lower position, it will increase your windage. This difference is measurable at any speed, but the differences are magnified at higher speeds due to the exponential relationship between windspeed and drag.
alan s is offline  
Reply