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Why are they so rare on bicycles?
They are not, you're just looking at the wrong kind of bikes. An upright bike with fairings makes no sense.
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You wouldn't think of building a racing motorcycle without fairing
Motorcycles are far from aerodynamic. In the grand scheme of things, they're essentially flying bricks. They make up for it by using power to weight.
At the speed bicycles go, The advantages you get from fairings are probably very minimal.
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Chak
@Laplandlongspur
I want to build an aero bike, I'm not talking about just a modern aero-frame with tubes shaped as much by the marketing department as by the wind tunnel, but otherwise much like any other racing bike.
I've got an Argon 18 time trial frame (E-112 I think) its damaged, rather like this one:-https://lfgss.microcosm.app/api/v1/files/054627761e598202049833ce3805b3e9619ed1cb.JPG
So the first job will be to repair it, and I'll start with that, but what I really want is a fairing.
You wouldn't think of building a racing motorcycle without fairing, so why are they so rare on bicycles?*
*Probable because they are:-
Still I'm sure the gains will be worth it!
Don't expect rapid progress, and the budget will be small, but if anyone has any experience of faired bikes or you just want to laugh at the stupidity of the idea, let me know your thoughts...
https://www.notechmagazine.com/category/pedal-power/page/2