Trucks Passing Wind
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09-07-2010, 02:17 PM
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air currents
the thing that affects me most is the "dirty" air a few yards behind the rig. after i back off some i feel "clean"air again There is a void up close where u Draft but i only feel that in a cage. i feel alternating blasts^left,right^~ in the "dirty air" zones; too worried about safety to experiment in the drafting area; bike needs the clean air to work best. on the sides of a rig,air pushes me away from rig near the front seems to pull toward the rig more the closer u get to the rear of big rig..shape of rig affects change of air flow Šaffects on bike.
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09-07-2010, 02:33 PM
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Speaking of passing gas, I usually wait, if I can, for a red light, stand up, let it fly and then listen to the OL bitch until we start going again.
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09-07-2010, 03:01 PM
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Like one of the other posters mentioned I think it has more to do with the truck/trailer aerodynamics. I have had that effect where one passes going the other direction and it feels like it will almost take you off the bike while the next 5-6 barely throw off anything.
#14
09-07-2010, 09:11 PM
I agree, the seems to me that the new trucks with all the streamlining have less of a shock wave than the older ones. I also notice more turbulence behind a flat bed with a variety of cargo, or a car hauler.
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09-08-2010, 06:36 AM
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09-08-2010, 10:30 AM
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truck breakin wind
i saw a NATGEO story on dangerous roads, some road in Austria allows multiple trailer rigs;the longer the "train" the greater the effect of being sucked into the side of the semi.
roo......Satire?
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09-08-2010, 04:14 PM
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When an 18-wheeler passes you on a windy day, going 80-85 miles per hour, does it blow or suck?
I would have to say both.
If its doing 80-85 it's definitely blowing by me.
The sucky part is I'd have to be on the interstate for it to do it.
Interstates just plain suck for biking IMO.
When an 18-wheeler passes you on a windy day, going 80-85 miles per hour, does it blow or suck?
I would have to say both.
If its doing 80-85 it's definitely blowing by me.
The sucky part is I'd have to be on the interstate for it to do it.
Interstates just plain suck for biking IMO.
