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Old 03-22-23, 03:47 PM
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Originally Posted by tomato coupe
Where did you come up with that?
Do the geometry of the vectors - the wind and the bike. See the bigger vector wind velocity. Calculate the wind force (proportional to the velocity squared for that bigger velocity. Apply the in-your-face proportion of the force vector.

Only way to avoid that phenomenon - stop! Eliminate your velocity vector. Cold hard reality. Yes, math and physics suck.
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