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They certainly do! Smile

Another shot of the bike for tomorrow's attempt in it's native environment - along with some controversial pedals!



The big question is, with these pedals, is the bike still unfaired?




Edited by KeithD - 24 May 2012 at 8:56am
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bike is, feet aren't, same as wearing an aero helmet on yer feet! Tweaking is what i call it!  are there any rules regarding size of aerodynamic aids and where they are placed??
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pushing the boundary!!!
is it functionally needed to complete the task it was design for, i.e. a pedal?
If this can be answered ‘ it is an integral part of the pedal ’ then fine, design to take the force of the rider and spread the load proportionally.
However, “ is an add-on to an existing pedal” if yes, then no the extra part is clearly designed and fairing.
Therefore, imo, does not comply with un-faired to be fair…….. still very nice
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Originally posted by graydog graydog wrote:

pushing the boundary!!!
is it functionally needed to complete the task it was design for, i.e. a pedal?
If this can be answered ‘ it is an integral part of the pedal ’ then fine, design to take the force of the rider and spread the load proportionally.
However, “ is an add-on to an existing pedal” if yes, then no the extra part is clearly designed and fairing.
Therefore, imo, does not comply with un-faired to be fair…….. still very nice
 
Hmm.  Perilously close to UCI-esque arguments such as "disc wheels good; wheel discs bad".
 
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nope, disc have in effect an infinite number of spokes which are functionally needed to hold the rim away from the hub

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According to UCI (expensive) disc wheels are ok, because the flat surface is structurally necessary for the wheel; (cheap) add-on wheel discs/covers aren't because they're aerodynamic additions.
 
To open another can of worms, "spokes don't hold the rim away from the hub: they suspend the hub from the rim".  Discuss.
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they look like carbon "crocs" to me...

hmm now there's an idea :D
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Originally posted by Adrian Setter Adrian Setter wrote:


To open another can of worms, "spokes don't hold the rim away from the hub: they suspend the hub from the rim".  Discuss.



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Only 2 decimal places, hardly worth switching the brain on for calculations like that!
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