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I could tell you this story in so many ways. But I know you're pressed for time so I'll be brief.
This yellow Egg Shell once placed around the Windcheetah Trike for which it was created reduces the drag to about a quarter of what a rider of a normal upright bicycle gets. It's also known as a fairing.
This sleek new look allows a normal rider such as humble me to achieve cruising speeds of 34-36mph, and yes that is without a vehicle in front to slipstream!
But AVD used a professional rider by the name of Andy Wilkinson and 861 miles later a new record was set! This was journey was achieved in 41 hours 4 mins and 22 secs.
Using a carbon fairing and a lighter than average speedy trike made out of space age components that will cost you two kidney donations and a brain transplant, they've achieved something unique that is recorded in history.
Andy drank 81 litres of fluids in this attempt and was able to achieve speeds in excess of 70mph! All these are impressive numbers for an impressive, unique, and very well manufactured trike!
In fact, I dare to say the Windcheetah trike is manufactured better than an Aston Martin.
Some might argue, but they're wrong, I've seen the finishing on some and it's ridiculous. Not value for money at all. And when you compare how much it costs to run the car compared to what it costs to run the Windcheetah then nobody will support your love for the car.
I had the wacky privilege of riding this egg on public roads and with my limited donkey power I noticed how much slower it is to gain speed.
The chain seemed noisier, my legs felt useless and under powered making me crave for steroids and pain killers all at once and not necessarily in that order. (disclaimer:you shouldn't take steroids 'coz they're bad, blah blah blah, and if your tiny brain can't spot an attempt for a joke then you should lock yourself in the house and keep your self to... er... yourself!)
It was amazing as an experience but quickly you realize that cooling isn't as easy and becomes a problem. The heat your body generates doesn't help in identifying where the road is. Yep, it get's foggy inside the jet like cockpit.
Hey, no pain no game right? And what you can't see can't hurt you, huh? So what if you hit a few old ladies?
Thanks to Bob Dixon for the help and for enabling me the privilege of having this toy!
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