With the rider in the racing position, how much more power is required to pedal a bicycle

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With the rider in the racing position, how much more power is required to pedal a bicycle at \(15 \mathrm{mph}\) into a \(20-\mathrm{mph}\) head-wind than at \(15 \mathrm{mph}\) through still air? Pedaling at \(15 \mathrm{mph}\) in still air, how much more power is required for an upright position instead of a racing position?

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Munson Young And Okiishi's Fundamentals Of Fluid Mechanics

ISBN: 9781119080701

8th Edition

Authors: Philip M. Gerhart, Andrew L. Gerhart, John I. Hochstein

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