Sighting: Bodysocked Easy Racer on Cutis inbound

[DaveK]

There’s a guy that either lives or rides near me on Capitol Hill that has one of those (or very similar) wrapped in tiger-stripe print. Bike Snob NYC had a picture of him taken near Pentagon City up in an entry a couple of months ago.

[WillStewart]

The person I saw today had a blue one that looked like the one below;

[pfunkallstar]

@WillStewart 14351 wrote:

The person I saw today had a blue one that looked like the one below;

There is a rad dude who is always heading into the District in the evening when the weather isn’t that bad. Can’t imagine what it is like in there in the summer though – Holy Sweaty Pants Batman!

[dasgeh]

When I initially saw the first post, I thought that was a pic of the guy you saw today. My first thought was “wow, if those are warm enough to wear shorts in this weather, I may look into one.”

I’m (partially) relieved I was wrong.

[Tim Kelley]

There is a guy I see on the WOD during the summer who is wrapped in a giant American flag version of one of these too!

[Dirt]

@WillStewart 14351 wrote:

The person I saw today had a blue one that looked like the one below;

I saw him too.

[WillStewart]

@pfunkallstar 14357 wrote:

Can’t imagine what it is like in there in the summer though – Holy Sweaty Pants Batman!

I’ve thought the same thing, though when I’ve mentioned that to those who ride with these year around, they claim they are cooler with these in the summer, as it keeps the sun off of them, and there is still more than sufficient air circulation.

A thread on the subject at recumbents.com:

http://recumbents.com/forums/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=3727

[DaveK]

I knew I posted on this a while back –

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http://bikearlingtonforum.com/showthread.php?1332-Anyone-riding-a-bent-wrapped-in-neon-zebra-print

http://bikesnobnyc.blogspot.com/2011/10/forking-in-road-midlife-crisisway.html

[WillStewart]

FYI, one of the major reason people use these bodysocks is to significantly reduce aerodynamic drag.

The simulator linked below can calculate the difference between various cycle configurations. The Easy Racer without any fairings is listed near the bottom of the CdA values table. The Gold Rush near the top of that table is roughly the same as the Easy Racer, though with a bodysock – you can see the large aerodynamic gain the bodysock imparts;

http://recumbents.com/wisil/simul/HPV_Simul.asp

[off2ride]

I saw the Stars & Stripes fairing last year.

[WillStewart]

I need to clarify a point.

The bodysocks that are framed in a manner that keep the material off of the rider have been noted for it’s summer coolness (see belowe).

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The ones that are in close contact with the rider (see below) have been noted as being rather deficient in air circulation on warmer days (some riders stop using this kind above 75F).

So pfunkallstar was onto something…

[mstone]

@pfunkallstar 14357 wrote:

There is a rad dude who is always heading into the District in the evening when the weather isn’t that bad. Can’t imagine what it is like in there in the summer though – Holy Sweaty Pants Batman!

Pants?

[pfunkallstar]

@mstone 14389 wrote:

Pants?

Sometimes I wear pants when I’m trying to make weight.

[nismo4me]

I saw a guy with one of these things earlier this week. He looked quite comfortable… and ready to break the land speed record.

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