Speedbike at ISU

We’re back! First info meeting in the center of the Armory at 6pm tonight!

I love it when a plan comes together

Like talking about bikes? Then come see us in the Great Hall at the MU from 11am to 4pm

The team wishes everyone a Happy Cranksgiving! We might have to add a couple more layers of carbon to the bike after today...

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Dropout #1
The team is looking to finish up the second dropout tomorrow night before break.

What a weekend. The next step in the build process is using a carbon layup with vacuum bagging to get the tough spots (head tube and seat clusters). While some of us on the team like the way the contrast between the different materials gives the bike a lugged appearance, this week we will be working to fill those holes before the team leaves for Thanksgiving break.

First layers of carbon are on! Our team has been making progress on the carbon lay up and the initial results are looking good. We will be working on the frame throughout the weekend so stay tuned!

Drafting is a key tactic in cycling that allows riders to maintain more of their speed over longer distances. It usually works by having a rider take shelter in the wake caused by another rider in front. This wake gives the sheltered rider a boost; it will take less energy to move at the same speed. But did you know that the rider in front also gets a boost?

https://phys.org/news/2015-06-effect-team-car-trial-rider.html

Thank you to the Eindhoven University of Technology for their findings.

Wind effect following team car can help time trial rider win Tour prologue Will next Saturday's Tour de France prologue in Utrecht get the winner it deserves? New aerodynamic research at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) shows that riders in a time trial can save vital seconds by riding closer to the following team car. Over a short distance like the prologue of th...

Great first workday! The team smoothed out some of the rough edges using bondo and sandpaper. This coming Wednesday will be the first layup session where the first layers of carbon will be applied to the nose section. Big thanks to the Iowa State University College of Engineering Student Services department for helping our team secure work space on campus!

The frame is ready to go! Our team finished building up the jig and are awaiting the arrival of some needed materials before we start the carbon fiber layup process.

So just how important are aerodynamics for cycling? The faster you go the harder it gets. There’s a lot of cool tricks to help out though! Our team is using a cover that will allow our bike to slip through the air to reach highway speeds.

How Much Faster Is An Aerodynamic Position? GCN Does Science Can you ride faster – for free, pretty much – simply by adopting a more aerodynamic position on the bike? Click here to subscribe to GCN: http://gcn.eu/Subsc...