A1
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| posted on 25/10/09 at 11:13 PM |
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vented cycle wings
im looking for some cycle wings with louvres in them. does anyone know wheres good for them?
cheers
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prawnabie
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| posted on 25/10/09 at 11:17 PM |
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There is usually someone off the westfield site selling them on ebay iirc.
Shaun
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austin man
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| posted on 25/10/09 at 11:59 PM |
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some on ebay, type in locost
Life is like a bowl of fruit, funny how all the weird looking ones are left alone
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omega0684
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| posted on 26/10/09 at 12:22 AM |
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what benefits do vented cycle wings have?
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prawnabie
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| posted on 26/10/09 at 07:58 AM |
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Id have though they technically have les resistance to air, as the air will pass through them rather then round the underneath of them.
IMO the benefits would be negligabe as the air has to hit the tyre first before it passes under the wing, unless you have them angled over the back
half of the tyre (then it ould have pass along most of the cycle wing anyway). If I fitted them it would be due to looks.
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Findlay234
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| posted on 26/10/09 at 09:16 AM |
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It wont have a big effect on the aerodynamics of the car as a whole (the open tyre to the front will have a much bigger effect) but might help those
with weak cycle wing brackets. That lovely curve shape to the wing and the fact that youve got a narrow space of air between wing and tyre where its
being forced in the front and then mixed up heavily by a rubber surface thats moving in the opposite direction. Concoction for high pressure... I
might put a model through the CFD package im using at work (after hours of course)
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A1
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| posted on 26/10/09 at 01:05 PM |
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they would help to reduce front end lift by letting the high pressure air out.
right now i can feel the front end getting light at around 90. ill let you know how big a difference they make.
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dlatch
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| posted on 26/10/09 at 05:53 PM |
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hmm will hold off on buying new cycle wings for a while then let us know what they like 
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