Hi, first year university student studying mechanical engineering here. I’m curious as to why we can’t/don’t make our everyday bikes more like this. Wouldn’t it just be more efficient?
It wasn't really how fast he was going, its how much friction he can overcome. Better setup and he could go proportionally fster. He travelled zero meters.
Look what we can do without wind/air resistance. Why am I still waiting for a recreational bike with full fairings in carbon and would only weigh about 23 pounds?