Experimental investigations of the aerodynamics of high performance bicycle downtubes and wheels

赛车的设计是一个竞争非常激烈的市场，以前主要依赖于设计师的经验和直觉。与游泳和高尔夫等其他竞技体育项目类似，随着设计师、教练和运动员试图获得竞争优势，将严格的分析和实验科学应用于新的自行车概念正成为设计方法中越来越重要的一部分。对高性能赛车的需求不仅限于专业运动员和奥运会运动员。普通自行车消费者的要求越来越高，这导致了赛车市场价值的大幅增长，并出现了一些新的制造商，如著名的加拿大公司Cervélo。

The design of racing bicycles is a very competitive market that has relied previously on an ad hoc design approach primarily based on the designer's experience and intuition. Similar to other competitive sports, such as swimming and golf, the application of rigorous analytical and experimental science towards new bicycle concepts is becoming an increasingly important part of the design methodology as designers, coaches and athletes attempt to gain competitive advantages. The appetite for high performance racing bicycles is not restricted to professional and Olympic athletes. The average cyclist consumer is becoming more and more demanding, which has resulted in a large increase in the value of the market for racing bicycles and the emergence of a number of new manufacturers, such as the well-known Canadian company Cervélo.