On 05/22/2017 11:26 AM, Jim S. wrote:
Good morning Owners Bunch (and Julian in particular if you happen to
be reading this),
I understand that the HHH is intended to be comfortable and fun. And I
am, in fact, a dedicated unracer. With that said, how fast is the HHH
compared to other tandems? I know these things are imprecise, but
assuming the same riders, would the HHH lose a race to Julian's
Bilenky, for example?
At the speeds a tandem can achieve (I've had mine up to 65 mph)
aerodynamic resistance is very significant. It would be reasonable to
expect that a tandem designed for upright riding positions of captain
and stoker would be slower at high speed than one set up with drops and
so forth. In my personal experience, at the other end of the speed
spectrum, climbing, it's mostly the team driving the tandem rather than
the bike itself that determines which is faster. I've seen a powerful
team very well in synch together ride away from singles on climbs.
Also, how does HHH cruising speed compare to say, a Sam or a Homer?
Will two riders of the same ability on an HHH beat a rider of the same
ability (as the HHH riders) on a Sam? If so, by a lot?
If a powerful tandem team is putting the pedal to the metal they can
cruise away from any single. The HHH's riding position may compromise
that to some extent, but at ~25 mph it's hard to compete with the power
of two and the wind resistance of 1.5.
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