Have I Maxed Out My Aero Gains? | Wind Tunnel Testing

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  • čas přidán 16. 07. 2023
  • Lucy and the team head to the wind tunnel in Germany to fine tune her bike set-up and riding position on the Cube Aerium C:68X
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Komentáře • 38

  • @EatMyPropwash
    @EatMyPropwash Před rokem +11

    That new Cube bike is seriously gorgeous.

  • @erical3408
    @erical3408 Před rokem

    Love the insights! Thanks for sharing!

  • @fabianthaesler1317
    @fabianthaesler1317 Před rokem +2

    THANKS for sharing! :-) And all the best on your way to Kona!

  • @UnwarrierChicken
    @UnwarrierChicken Před rokem +3

    Amazing video as always! Thank you for sharing your experiences with us :)

  • @Thomas-qy4dm
    @Thomas-qy4dm Před rokem +1

    those new arobars with single grip at the front look amazing!

  • @brentdetta2510
    @brentdetta2510 Před rokem +2

    You showed a bunch of positions there, but I'm intrigued if you went with the aerobars further away? Your kona position was much more compact/"scrunched" looking than the past but it looks like you settled on some more room up front (which looks MUCH more comfortable to me...) thanks for another amazing video!!!

  • @TheDoonst
    @TheDoonst Před rokem +1

    I crossed my arms on the aerobars (yes, left hand holding right handle and right hand holding left one) and it became so much easier for breathing. That subtle move of shoulder blades made all the difference. A bit weird position though, and might be dangerous during position change.

  • @stephennaylor6662
    @stephennaylor6662 Před rokem +1

    I always look forward to your videos coming out,
    Would cube let you go back to rim brakes??
    for less weight from the disc's and fluid, all the sponsors seem to doing disc's nowadays 😊😊

  • @peachxblue
    @peachxblue Před rokem +1

    Great video, looks like a fun and challenging day! What pastry was it? 👀😋I just ride a road bike right now but this has inspired me to shop for aero bars for my next race! 😊Anyone have advice for aero bars to attach to trek madone road bike, lmk!!

  • @RetroRewind77
    @RetroRewind77 Před rokem +1

    Very cool

  • @jamiefuhrman403
    @jamiefuhrman403 Před rokem

    What did you think of the monobar grip vs. the standard separate grips? Also didn't quite understand the science behind why rear bottles don't have an aero penalty for you but may for smaller athletes?

  • @Ergustavinho
    @Ergustavinho Před rokem

    please give some context and results. What were the improvement and where do they come from ?

  • @ryanw903
    @ryanw903 Před rokem +1

    Very interesting. I thought pro would spend load of time in flexibilty works to adapt certain position.

  • @robertgreiner4703
    @robertgreiner4703 Před rokem

    Do you observe an increase of your Vlamax when you do regular gym training?

  • @elclaudiosanchez
    @elclaudiosanchez Před 11 měsíci

    I Love You Lucy❤

  • @Nigel555
    @Nigel555 Před rokem +1

    Lucy the best 👍

  • @Basti.1905
    @Basti.1905 Před rokem

    thought you have no days left in Germany due to visa? or is this footage from beginning of the year?:)

  • @Ivan_Nano
    @Ivan_Nano Před rokem

    Hi Lucy, why aren’t you racing the upcoming PTO? Also are you welcomed back in Europe?

  • @julieburton7393
    @julieburton7393 Před rokem +1

    How do you keep the chamber in the frame clean?

    • @LucyCharlesBarclay
      @LucyCharlesBarclay  Před rokem

      It’s a removable bladder inside the frame so it can be easily cleaned ☺️

  • @geifler
    @geifler Před rokem +3

    I’m so curious about the 90 day travel issues you’ve had! I suppose this was before?

  • @after4091
    @after4091 Před rokem +2

    The color of that bike ❤ 🔥

    • @savagepro9060
      @savagepro9060 Před rokem

      ^^Heartburn? 🤭🤭

    • @after4091
      @after4091 Před rokem

      @@savagepro9060 😂 didn’t even catch that

    • @savagepro9060
      @savagepro9060 Před rokem

      @@after4091 you don't have to catch it, you will FEEL it, trust me

    • @UnwarrierChicken
      @UnwarrierChicken Před rokem +1

      It's like an electric blue ⚡

  • @_J.F_
    @_J.F_ Před rokem +1

    That was really interesting. I wonder what actual gains you might achieve from the wind tunnel testing, and how these might transfer into time saving at races? It seems to me that it has to be fairly marginal, and not many races are usually won by tiny margins, but I that is just me guessing. Maybe the savings/efficiency gains are a lot bigger than I imagine?

    • @LucyCharlesBarclay
      @LucyCharlesBarclay  Před rokem +2

      Over the long distance it can really add up to minutes if you can save a few watts! So it could take you up a position in the race 🚴💨

    • @_J.F_
      @_J.F_ Před rokem +1

      @@LucyCharlesBarclay Thanks. Anything adding up to saving minutes is certainly worth it 👍

    • @cyclecoachcyclecoachcom8071
      @cyclecoachcyclecoachcom8071 Před rokem

      The gains that you can obtain from aerodynamic testing can be huge, and make significant changes to your velocity and the time that you take to cover a certain distance. Of course, the gains that you make depend on where you're starting from. I was semi-optimised prior to going for testing and the changes that i made saved me ~40 W. FWIW, the slower that you're travelling the greater the absolute gains in speed for a specific change in CdA. In other words if your current average speed is say 30 km/hr a specific change in CdA will result in a greater absolute time saving that the same specific change in CdA compared to if your current average speed is say 40 km/hr.

  • @discreetknight
    @discreetknight Před rokem +1

    No Lola down the top for the latest aero beer belly trend 😜 ?

  • @cbr-entreprise9089
    @cbr-entreprise9089 Před rokem

    come back to train in France you will have an aero look TT bike.

  • @marcop.9126
    @marcop.9126 Před 10 měsíci

    You must improve running

  • @andreemurray7039
    @andreemurray7039 Před rokem

    Wind tunnels are OK but not real world as the tunnels is prefet invormoment what about cross winds

    • @LucyCharlesBarclay
      @LucyCharlesBarclay  Před rokem

      This is why it’s always best to take what you’ve learned and test it out on the roads to validate 🚴🏼‍♀️👍

  • @tblightningbolt8902
    @tblightningbolt8902 Před 11 měsíci

    Narcissist