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| Apr 16, 2012 at 23:07 | comment | added | R. Chung | I should clarify that among trikes, the ICE Vortex is considered to be fairly low, reclined, and aerodynamic; this means that the "typical" trike will have higher CdA than measured for the Vortex. | |
| Apr 16, 2012 at 22:15 | comment | added | R. Chung | Here are some actual test data: bentrideronline.com/messageboard/… These data show that a (tadpole) trike (the Vortex) has roughly the same CdA as a rider on a standard road bike with hands on the brake hoods -- that is, more aero drag than a rider on a TT bike or in the drops on a road bike, but less than a rider with hands on the bar tops, or on a MTB or a city bike. However, this particular trike has much higher rolling resistance. | |
| Sep 5, 2011 at 17:54 | history | answered | Daniel R Hicks | CC BY-SA 3.0 |