Aerodynamics first

In summary, aerodynamic drag is the primary force that affects a cyclist’s forward motion, and the only way to completely eliminate it is to be stationary, so it’s important to minimize it. So we’ve invested heavily in a team of aerodynamic experts and given them everything they need to get the job done—Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), onboard Data Acquisition (DAQ), and, of course, our own wind tunnel, right across the street from our headquarters in Morgan Hill, California. All of this, led by innovative thinking, allows aerodynamic innovation to happen faster, and get you faster in less time.

Chris Yu, Mark Cote, Chris D’Aluisio, Camron Piper, and Chuck Teixeira—for them, the journey of aerodynamics has spanned more than 50 years of experience and more than 20,000 hours of wind tunnel testing. Their expertise and teamwork are not only unique, but also key to pushing the science in new directions. Finally, you can make commuter fenders and World Cup downhill champions faster if your wind tunnel is across the street instead of at the airport. This is complete freedom, and it fosters the culture of innovation that the bike industry is famous for. In other words, the team is free to challenge new theories and try out never-before-seen design ideas, without having to book a day in San Diego just to test yaw angles to verify our model’s expectations.