99 - Sebastian Schluricke of Aerotune

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• 3:45 meet Sebastian Schluricke of Aerotune
• 6:45 effect of increasing power vs decreasing aero drag vs decreasing weight on Ironman bike performance
• 14:15 why make an easy-to-use aero testing platform?
• 22:00 what is Aerotune and how does it work?
• 28:15 Aerotune vs aero sensors
• 34:45 more on sources of error: route + climate vs rider + equipment
• 38:30 Aerotune’s accounting for elevation and wind changes
• 42:00 the guts of Aerotune’s mathematical model
• 46:45 the ideal test route
• 47:45 impact of weather
• 50:00 hardware requirements for testing
• 51:30 rolling resistance (CRR) calculations
• 55:45 generalized aero recommendations
  • Body position:
    • Narrow elbow pad stance
    • High hand (maybe) 
    • Flat, stretched-out torso
    • Shoulder shrug
    • Optimized head position
  • Bottle shape and position on the frame
  • Optimized helmet
  • Deep or disk rear wheel
  • Kit / clothing
  • Front wheel
• 68:00 optimizing aerodynamics without compromising metabolic efficiency

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