Amy and Kyle's Around the world challenge

[Dogtrousers]

Draft also depends on your speed does It not? It fizzles out at the lower speeds. I don't know any absolute values but I think below about 25km/h?? it might start fading away. I don't doubt that A&K are whizzing along appropriately quickly.

It's not something that I've got any personal experience of.

 

[Jameshow]

Makes a difference tucking in behind a mate on a ride. Even just two or three, you take turns. Does help a lot.

Even better to tuck in on the goat a beat then on thr climbs....
That's why I've no mates!🤣🤣🤣

 

[Jameshow]

Draft also depends on your speed does It not? It fizzles out at the lower speeds. I don't know any absolute values but I think below about 25km/h?? it might start fading away. I don't doubt that A&K are whizzing along appropriately quickly.

It's not something that I've got any personal experience of.

It's exponential well drag is and therefore drafting is the inverse!

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Draft also depends on your speed does It not? It fizzles out at the lower speeds. I don't know any absolute values but I think below about 25km/h?? it might start fading away. I don't doubt that A&K are whizzing along appropriately quickly.

It's not something that I've got any personal experience of.

Nah it is still there. You could go about 15% faster at the same effort in the mid 20s. If solo 25 km/h, you would be up to about 28km/h same effort drafting The percentage increase in speed decreases the faster you are travelling.

 

[Mike_P]

The latest ride followed at least one Strava sector Lael Wilcox did quicker in 2024; awamoa Rd N @ 13.6mph compared to Amys 12.2mph

 

[Sea of vapours]

They're near Auckland airport and only 12km short of the half way point; at least the half way point to the 'minimum Guinness distance'.

They really have been fortunate with the New Zealand, winter weather. Yesterday was forecast to be 5-15C, a gentle tailwind, and blue skies.

 

[rualexander]

Pretty normal New Zealand winter weather really.

 

[YellowV2]

Just seen her latest insta reel and she is showing the Panaracer tyres saying they have done 4000 miles through Australia and only 1puncture and are now in need of replacement.

 

[Sea of vapours]

It 'felt like' more than one puncture across Australia!

Also, the tracker is showing nearly 400km more than she said they'd covered in their latest YouTube short, which is quite a big discrepancy.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Let us hope the bike service is better than what they got in Perth.

 

[fossyant]

Sje said 'she' only had one puncture. Poor Kyle.

 

[Sea of vapours]

Sje said 'she' only had one puncture. Poor Kyle.

Aha! Possibly she's better at looking out for potentially damaging things in the road then.

 

[rualexander]

 

[Bonefish Blues]

Bikes getting serviced eh? Wasn't that where the trouble started in Oz?

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Aha! Possibly she's better at looking out for potentially damaging things in the road then.

Sends Kyle in front to pick up the punctures.