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Show Notes
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- 3:45 meet Sebastian Schluricke of Aerotune
- 6:45 effect of increasing power vs decreasing aero drag vs decreasing weight on Ironman bike performance
- 14:15 why make an easy-to-use aero testing platform?
- 22:00 what is Aerotune and how does it work?
- 28:15 Aerotune vs aero sensors
- 34:45 more on sources of error: route + climate vs rider + equipment
- 38:30 Aerotune’s accounting for elevation and wind changes
- 42:00 the guts of Aerotune’s mathematical model
- 46:45 the ideal test route
- 47:45 impact of weather
- 50:00 hardware requirements for testing
- 51:30 rolling resistance (CRR) calculations
- 55:45 generalized aero recommendations
- Body position:
- Narrow elbow pad stance
- High hand (maybe)
- Flat, stretched-out torso
- Shoulder shrug
- Optimized head position
- Bottle shape and position on the frame
- Optimized helmet
- Deep or disk rear wheel
- Kit / clothing
- Front wheel
- Body position:
- 68:00 optimizing aerodynamics without compromising metabolic efficiency
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Topics
aerodynamicsaero