Aerodynamics of luggage

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Slim
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#1Mar 27, 2018, 8:54 AM
Here are some posts measuring aerodynamics of supplies on a bike, they are older so apologies if you have already seen them. \n \n3T with their aero gravel bike also considered water bottles on the frame. \n \nRoad racing bikes are limited by restrictions on “fairings” but gravel bikes are not. We see that in Triathlon bikes many are now incorporating storage options into the design of the bike, often using them to decrease drag, by acting as a fairing. With Specialized making in frame storage in their Mountainbikes, this seems like an opportunity for gravel bikes to improve as well. \n \nHere are some tests: \n \nhttps://janheine.wordpress.com/2012/05/02/aerodynamics-of-real-world-bicycles/ \n \nhttps://youtu.be/3eRtGIs7MeE \n \nhttps://youtu.be/b-bchlA9jKM \n \nhttps://youtu.be/wdfB5fbVHck
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RideAlongside
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#2Apr 6, 2018, 1:48 PM
I have sincere interest in this topic. Thanks for kicking off this thread!
I have just added a Wald 1392 basket to the front of my El Monsterachi, a Salsa Mariachi in drop bar mode for dirt roads and less technical singletrack trails here in San Diego, CA. I have a Rack Bag from Outershell coming today for testing/review. It is designed to fit in that basket, but I have tremendous curiosity about how much different the bike will perform in headwinds or other noticeable situation where aerodynamics can be realized in their significance.

Here is the video of "El Monsterachi" in its previous setup as a single speed, Version 2.0.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4yseOl2Z3s
It is now 1x11 and has a few other changes that I will soon document in another video I need to shoot soon to show Version 3.0.

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