Smart Cycles Much Like Smart Cars

On Mar 23, 8:03*am, "Paul - xxx" wrote:
Bret Cahill wrote:
To cheat the wind and save fuel a lot of work has been done using
computer controls to bunch vehicles closely together on the freeway.
A motorist could pull out of the pack to exit anytime.

Has anything been done with this with bicycles? *It would certainly
change the nature of criteriums.

You've not watched much Team cycle racing then?


I would have thought that with the stunning success of cycle racing in
the US in latter days, he would have seen loads of it.

--
Simon Mason

Dave - Cyclists VOR wrote:
On 24/03/2012 07:35, Simon Mason wrote:


Your brain is the computer - I can cycle about six inches off a back
wheel and if someone slows down, my brain sends a signal to my brain
to apply the brake.

Seems to crash pretty often though.

His brain sends a signal to his brain?
Two brains Mason, I thought he looked weird, must be an alien.

On 24/03/2012 07:35, Simon Mason wrote:
On Mar 23, 6:49 pm, Bret wrote:
On Mar 23, 6:31 am, Ian wrote:

On Thu, 22 Mar 2012, Bret wrote:
To cheat the wind and save fuel a lot of work has been done using
computer controls to bunch vehicles closely together on the
freeway. A motorist could pull out of the pack to exit anytime.

Has anything been done with this with bicycles? It would certainly
change the nature of criteriums.

Has anyone ever noticed that you go faster with less effort if you
bunch bicycles closely together on the road?

With computer operated servos?

Bret Cahill

Your brain is the computer - I can cycle about six inches off a back
wheel and if someone slows down, my brain sends a signal to my brain
to apply the brake.

http://tinyurl.com/88b6cq3

JNugent wrote:
On 24/03/2012 07:35, Simon Mason wrote:
On Mar 23, 6:49 pm, Bret wrote:
On Mar 23, 6:31 am, Ian wrote:

On Thu, 22 Mar 2012, Bret wrote:
To cheat the wind and save fuel a lot of work has been done
using computer controls to bunch vehicles closely together on
the freeway. A motorist could pull out of the pack to exit
anytime.

Has anything been done with this with bicycles? It would
certainly change the nature of criteriums.

Has anyone ever noticed that you go faster with less effort if you
bunch bicycles closely together on the road?

With computer operated servos?

Bret Cahill

Your brain is the computer - I can cycle about six inches off a back
wheel and if someone slows down, my brain sends a signal to my brain
to apply the brake.

http://tinyurl.com/88b6cq3

no, this:
http://tinyurl.com/7mseuod