IBarrett
Über Member
- Location
- Nottingham
Evening all,
its well known if you're riding in a group it's harder to lead because of the air resistance and that you punch a hole in the air for the guy(s) following
I got thinking last night when at the tail end of our group and wondered if the same effect of turbulence and drag which applies to the back of a racing car also applies to the tail end Charlie in a group of cyclists.
So in effect it's harder to ride at the back than it is in the middle of a group.
Has this been discussed here or documented anywhere?
its well known if you're riding in a group it's harder to lead because of the air resistance and that you punch a hole in the air for the guy(s) following
I got thinking last night when at the tail end of our group and wondered if the same effect of turbulence and drag which applies to the back of a racing car also applies to the tail end Charlie in a group of cyclists.
So in effect it's harder to ride at the back than it is in the middle of a group.
Has this been discussed here or documented anywhere?