Jaguar £12,000 Bike

[Deleted member 35268]

...developed by Sir Dave Brailsford, Jaguar and Pinarello

Built to (cost a lot of money) win

• Jaguar engineers developed the frame to improve the aerodynamics and reduce the drag of components, including the forks and seat post

• It was tested using the same methods used to optimise the aerodynamics of new Jaguar Land Rover cars

• The company says wind tunnel tests suggest the bike is 26.1% more aerodynamic than the previous model

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-coventry-warwickshire-27616040
http://road.cc/content/news/120341-updated-pinarello-announce-dogma-f8-video

 

[vickster]

Will it be as successful as their F1 car and team

 

[gavroche]

Can they develop legs that are aerodynamic too?

 

[KneesUp]

Can they develop legs that are aerodynamic too?

I was going to say a similar thing: it's a shame they will have to have a great dollop of un-aerodynamic cyclist on top!

 

[TissoT]

Looks sleek .... Wonder if it would make much of a difference when Mr stannard is riding it ....

 

[Saluki]

Will it come in nice colours?

It looks a lovely bit of kit, even though it costs more than my first house.

 

[Fab Foodie]

Oi ....

I was going to say a similar thing: it's a shame they will have to have a great dollop of un-aerodynamic cyclist on top!

.... nothing wrong with a fulsome aero belly ....

 

[Hacienda71]

I like the fact they have smoothed out some of the silly wiggly bits of the older Dogmas

 

[TissoT]

I like the fact they have smoothed out some of the silly wiggly bits of the older Dogmas

Without closer inspection ....It does nt look to dissimilar to the older/pina Dogma....

 

[TissoT]

Be intresting to hear what the french press will think of the aero Frame ...

 

[Peteaud]

Homer: "Oh people can come up with statistics to prove anything Kent, forty per cent of all people know that."

 

[mickle]

It'll be interesting to see what Jagwar's contribution actually was. I suspect it was eff all.

 

[Shaun]

Video:


Computational thermodynamics - or summat. It'd be wasted on me I'm afraid.

 

[Donger]

Isn't everyone's bike already as aerodynamic as a Landrover?

 

[Cycling Dan]

Would rather have a BMW 1000RR for the same money