GaryvdM Posted September 10, 2014 Posted September 10, 2014 http://triathlon.com...d-tunnel_102363http://boingboing.ne...s-find-sur.html A 1987 wind-tunnel trial established that leg-shaving was basically useless, used a miniature leg-model with hair glued to it for its control; when the experiment was re-run this year with a human leg, the savings were a whopping seven percent. Time to get the razors/Veet/wax back out guys. Just remember if you use Veet, stop before you get too high up.
blacksmith Posted September 10, 2014 Posted September 10, 2014 If true, you'll probably find that in 1987 the main contributing drag was from other components (wheels, frame, helmet etc), so any change in small drag components, i.e. hair, could not be detected. Today, after lots of aerodynamic development on these major components, the major drags have been reduced significantly, so that small changes like leg hairs are now detected.
Maniax Posted September 10, 2014 Posted September 10, 2014 Damn. My wife will still kill me if I shave my guns... So I guess I'll have to train harder to make up for the 15 watt. Seriously? 15 watts? Damn
GaryvdM Posted September 10, 2014 Author Posted September 10, 2014 Damn. My wife will still kill me if I shave my guns... So I guess I'll have to train harder to make up for the 15 watt. Seriously? 15 watts? Damn That was a guy who ranked 9 on the “Chewbacca Scale”. Guys that rank a 5 on the “Chewbacca Scale” will save only 7 watts.
'Dale Posted September 10, 2014 Posted September 10, 2014 Shave those pistons, Dudes... It's the right thing, uhm, aero thing to do
MeridaHFS Posted September 10, 2014 Posted September 10, 2014 With my stick figure legs it's not gonna help a bit...
Bman Posted September 10, 2014 Posted September 10, 2014 With my stick figure legs it's not gonna help a bit... they look bigger shaven - just saying
Pants Boy Posted September 10, 2014 Posted September 10, 2014 they look bigger shaven - just saying Just trim the bottom a bit ...
4u2nv Posted September 10, 2014 Posted September 10, 2014 He must be carefull. The one leg will overtake the other one
Bman Posted September 10, 2014 Posted September 10, 2014 Just trim the bottom a bit ... started by trimming - then trimmed a little shorter - then thought what the hell lets shave em on off. go for it!
Maniax Posted September 10, 2014 Posted September 10, 2014 That was a guy who ranked 9 on the “Chewbacca Scale”. Guys that rank a 5 on the “Chewbacca Scale” will save only 7 watts. Looking at his fynbos as a standard, I'm not far behind.
GaryvdM Posted September 10, 2014 Author Posted September 10, 2014 If true, you'll probably find that in 1987 the main contributing drag was from other components (wheels, frame, helmet etc), so any change in small drag components, i.e. hair, could not be detected. Today, after lots of aerodynamic development on these major components, the major drags have been reduced significantly, so that small changes like leg hairs are now detected. I think it was maybe rather that the testing method was flawed. I.E. using a model of a leg with hair glued on rather than using a real human leg.
Skirminkel Posted September 10, 2014 Posted September 10, 2014 Can someone please forward this to Dan Craven, that beard is at least 30 watts.http://i1.ytimg.com/vi/spTEU-6mWxU/0.jpg
Tubehunter Posted September 10, 2014 Posted September 10, 2014 Which university researched that Laurence Fignon would've beaten Greg LeMond if he had simply cut off his ponytail before the TdF back in the 80s I think? Something about the increased resistance of the hair was equal to over a minute of extra riding time through the 3 weeks and he lost by 30 something seconds or so...
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