What a drag
07-08-15, 12:28 AM
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What a drag
A rider or car behind you can reduce your drag.
Tour de France cyclists could be using this counterintuitive physics trick to boost their speed - Business Insider
Tour de France cyclists could be using this counterintuitive physics trick to boost their speed - Business Insider
07-08-15, 05:53 AM
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Absolutely a phenomenon that has been known about for many, many years.
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I had no idea that bicycles could bump draft each other.
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haha, its like when fish sit in front of a rock in a flowing river. theres a small space there where flow is reduced, allowing the fish to sit in front of the rock. seems odd, but its true. similar physics apply to air, so it makes sense.
