Cycling Positions Go Faster
Position “Back horizontal” 8% faster Position “Froome” 9% faster Position “Pantani” 14% faster Position “Top tube safe” 17% faster
A four-panel cycling infographic compares different riding positions, showing increasingly extreme poses on bicycles and claiming that each one makes the rider faster. The joke is the absurd escalation from plausible aerodynamic techniques to a ridiculous upside-down position, parodying overly serious cycling performance charts and marginal gains. EN: A four-panel cycling infographic compares different riding positions, showing increasingly extreme poses on bicycles and claiming that each one makes the rider faster. The joke is the absurd escalation from plausible aerodynamic techniques to a ridiculous upside-down position, parodying overly serious cycling performance charts and marginal gains.
bicycle / велосипедcyclist / велосипедистaerodynamic riding position / аэродинамическая позицияroad bike / шоссейный велосипедbicycle wheels / колёса велосипедаhandlebars / рульbicycle saddle / седло велосипедаcycling helmet / велосипедный шлемblack caption panels / чёрные панели с подписямиpercentage labels / процентные подписиred label / красная плашкаorange label / оранжевая плашкаgreen label / зелёная плашкаupside-down cyclist / велосипедист вверх ногами
- @afrosidemoon / 17445 2019-09-08
- Type
- image
- Size
- 800×731 · 106.6 KiB
- Mood
- absurd, sarcastic
- Language
- en
- Added