The future of aero wheel development might be a bit rocky

Nerd Alert Podcast by CyclingTips

Jul 22, 202255:41Sports & Recreation

Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) and wind tunnels have long been the primary tools used by wheel engineers and aerodynamicists. However useful they are, though, they’re still based on laminar airflow — those picture-pe...

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