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Old 12-03-21 | 08:02 AM
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Originally Posted by 10 Wheels
The Front Rider gains 1 or 2 Mph when another tags on behind.
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Originally Posted by GhostRider62
3-4% less drag for the lead rider in a tight paceline depending which study you want to believe

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PevpVXelq8A

https://www.sciencedirect.com/scienc...67610518306755
The video is not a "study", and I'm not sure why the second "rider" is standing up with a kids' bike between his legs; so I wouldn't take it seriously.

The cited article (and some cited pieces in its lit review) does suggest a <3% drag reduction for the leading rider in a two-person paceline, under very ideal conditions. (i.e., a drafting distance of a few inches.) I didn't see any numbers as high as 4%.

And at any rate, neither of these sources supports the conclusion of a 1-2 mph increase for a leading rider in a two-person paceline. Drag and speed are two different things, and we'd need someone who remembers more about their college physics to sort that out.
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