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flag badbadleroybrown
Posted: Sep 19, 2016 at 3:46 Quote
orangenut wrote:
badbadleroybrown wrote:
yo13bo wrote:
I can only speculate, but I think they used a cable because a hydraulic brake would just boil and be completely useless trying to slow down from a run that fast.
That's a pretty broadly inaccurate statement... far heavier bikes going considerably faster than that use hydraulic brakes to slow down.

Such as? If your taking about motorbikes that is massively different. There brake setups are a lot more efficient at cooling and have a far greater fluid quantity so are not as prone to boiling fluid.
Such as you have zero information about what variables led them to choose cable over hydro... modern dh brakes would be capable of stopping that bike from that speed without problems. You're making a wild assumption off of no information. This bikes not doing multiple stops so heat isn't actually a huge issue.
flag raytheotter
Posted: Sep 19, 2016 at 4:04 Quote
When Guy Martin set the speed record he used Hope brakes. Hydro is fine. It's not like she was planning on dragging the brakes for the whole run just for shits and giggles.
flag bikerboywill
Posted: Sep 19, 2016 at 5:03 Quote
Don't they use that bar on the front of the bike to rest against a bar on the back of the wind breaking vehicle to slow?
flag raytheotter
Posted: Sep 19, 2016 at 5:16 Quote
bikerboywill wrote:
Don't they use that bar on the front of the bike to rest against a bar on the back of the wind breaking vehicle to slow?

No that was there to stop him getting too close and hitting the front tire.
flag Mr-Magura
Posted: Sep 19, 2016 at 6:05 Quote
raytheotter wrote:
When Guy Martin set the speed record he used Hope brakes. Hydro is fine. It's not like she was planning on dragging the brakes for the whole run just for shits and giggles.

Having a brake at all, is just for getting from like 30-40km/h to halt.
The wind resistance will sort out the 200km/h to 40km/h fairly quickly, as soon as the pace vehicle is gone.

Magura Smile
flag pepperoni
Posted: Sep 19, 2016 at 14:06 Quote
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flag fantaman
Posted: Sep 19, 2016 at 16:12 Quote
pepperoni wrote:
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flag spudlord
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Posted: Sep 19, 2016 at 16:15 Quote
pepperoni wrote:
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So endur..... roaduro
flag whattheheel
Posted: Sep 19, 2016 at 17:01 Quote
Where do I put my weed tho? Needz integrated bong.
flag Quinn-39
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Posted: Sep 19, 2016 at 17:26 Quote
clif bars aren't aero.
flag whattheheel
Posted: Sep 19, 2016 at 20:06 Quote
They are when you take the wrapper off and close the lid.
flag spudlord
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Posted: Sep 19, 2016 at 23:23 Quote
whattheheel wrote:
They are when you take the wrapper off and close the lid.

Little aero energy poops.
flag Charge262
Posted: Sep 20, 2016 at 2:46 Quote
debonis wrote:
Set a new land speed record on it...147Mph.

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Wonder how Xfusion feel about that custom "RST" fork...
flag evomtb
Posted: Sep 20, 2016 at 8:38 Quote
Is the 24" rims for stability/strength? less flex etc. Seems an odd choice
flag samsq
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Posted: Sep 20, 2016 at 9:27 Quote
I bet it's mostly to keep the bike low to the ground, making it more aerodynamic and stable.

Also would save some weight over bigger wheels.

 


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