WHY? The bicycle has been around for a little more than a century. In that time, the general design of the bicycle has changed little from the safety bicycle. Still significant advances have decreased the aerodynamic drag a rider must overcome. While some of these ideas have been around as long as the bicycle, the proper materials to take advantage of the aerodynamic knowledge has only appeared recently. While it is obvious that the aerodynamic drag facing riders can be decreased by using the proper equipment and riding techniques, how does this translate to an advantage in a race. By reducing the drag by even 1%, a rider can possibly gain more than a five foot advantage per mile at 30 mph. ASSESSMENT: Can the student communicate what they observed?

Student is able to communicate the dynamics of how a rider sits on a bicycle effects the efficiency of the aerodynamic speed as well as wearing a helmet. Student is able to communicate most of the dynamics of how a rider sits on a bicycle effects the efficiency of the aerodynamic speed as well as wearing a helmet. Student is able to communicate some of the dynamics of how a rider sits on a bicycle effects the efficiency of the aerodynamic speed as well as wearing a helmet. Student is able to communicate one of the dynamics of how a rider sits on a bicycle effects the efficiency of the aerodynamic speed as well as wearing a helmet.

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