Yanto Posted March 27, 2016 Share Posted March 27, 2016 This is probably not everybody's cup of tea, but it gives an insight as to something else I do. A bit of background information: I ride something called a Velomobile, essentially it is a carbon fibre monocoque constructed recumbent trike, it is designed to be aerodynamic so making as much use of the limited power a human can produce, especially old fat ones like me. The video is of a race with a few friends around Derby velodrome which is 250m long, the banking at the ends is 42.5 degrees, and it feels like it! I'm racing the orange machine, the film is shot from the top of another machine, when you get bored, probably quite soon skip to 5 minutes to see a fully faired bike or "streamliner" have a bit of an off as he forgot the golden rule of velodrome racing which is overtake on the outside. To give an idea of speeds I averaged 35 mph for two races, they chap in the brown streamliner lapping everybody averaged just under 40 mph. To save you watching to the end I did pass and lap the chap taking the video, in the first race I also beat him but lapped him a few times. The second very short video is shot from the chap's machine that crashed. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=or-bQzMux9c&feature=youtu.be https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5HjMQ8N8YU&feature=youtu.be Ian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1959grantura Posted March 27, 2016 Share Posted March 27, 2016 Been a cyclist for years , signing on for Roubaix last year was in the velodrome and the first time I have seen one in the flesh , the banking is fricking mental ..I was shocked how steep and high it was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAFKARM Posted March 29, 2016 Share Posted March 29, 2016 Those streamliners look ace! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pistonbroke Posted March 29, 2016 Share Posted March 29, 2016 Fancy one of them for nipping to the pub Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAFKARM Posted March 29, 2016 Share Posted March 29, 2016 I'm not sure they're made with the build of the standard northern pub attender in mind... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pistonbroke Posted March 29, 2016 Share Posted March 29, 2016 If only they ran on methane 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTR2Turbo Posted March 29, 2016 Share Posted March 29, 2016 Good stuff. Are they home made machines? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nic Chase (NICO) - Shropshire & Mid-Wales AO Posted March 30, 2016 Share Posted March 30, 2016 Never seen that before. Looks exhausting!! More info on the machines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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