FartsWithAnAccent@fedia.ioM to micromobility - Ebikes, scooters, longboards: Whatever floats your goat, this is micromobility@lemmy.world · 7 months agoWhy gas bikes just can't compete with electric motorcycles in the summerelectrek.coexternal-linkmessage-square52fedilinkarrow-up176arrow-down19file-text
arrow-up167arrow-down1external-linkWhy gas bikes just can't compete with electric motorcycles in the summerelectrek.coFartsWithAnAccent@fedia.ioM to micromobility - Ebikes, scooters, longboards: Whatever floats your goat, this is micromobility@lemmy.world · 7 months agomessage-square52fedilinkfile-text
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minus-squarebluGill@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2·7 months agoBikes are not very aerodynamic. A car has much better airflow because everything is enclosed. Of course bikes do have less front end area and so they do fairly well, but a good car isn’t far behind despite being much larger.
Bikes are not very aerodynamic. A car has much better airflow because everything is enclosed. Of course bikes do have less front end area and so they do fairly well, but a good car isn’t far behind despite being much larger.