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EPISODE NOTES
- 2:15 the Swiss Side origin story and the overlap of motorsport and endurance sport
- 12:45 the state of cycling aerodynamics ten years ago
- 13:45 the challenges of getting cycling aero drag calculation right
- 19:30 the arrows in Swiss Side’s aero quiver
- Course simulation
- CFD
- Wind tunnel
- Pressure rake video
- Field testing
- 29:00 on identifying specific effects of aerodynamic interventions using the wake rake
- 32:45 elements on the bike / rider that are independent of upstream effects
- Front wheel
- Cockpit
- 35:30 Swiss Side’s field testing capabilities
- 39:00 the error-stacking effect holding back accurate field aerometers
- 45:00 making a smart-enough aerometer that recognizes artifacts and changes in conditions
- 49:15 ‘live CdA does not, and will not exist’
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