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OVAL CONCEPTS A901 BASE BAR
The Oval Concepts A901 carbon base bar is a lightweight aero base bar and is a great place to start your custom aero bars.
  • Width: 42 cm
  • Bar Clamp Diameter: 26.0 mm
  • Material: Carbon
  • Aero Bar/Cross Lever Diameter: 26.0


Price: 549.00

OVAL CONCEPTS A701 BASE BAR
The Oval Concepts A701 alloy base bar is a great place to start your aero bars.
  • Does not include clamps, extensions, armrests and pads.
  • Width: 40 cm
  • Bar Drop: 0 mm
  • Bar Clamp Diameter: 26.0 mm
  • Material: Alloy
  • Aero Bar/Cross Lever Diameter: 26.0


Price: 149.00

VISIONTECH CARBON PRO CLIP-ON BARS
The VisionTech Carbon Pro clip-on aero bars are designed to help take your equipment out of the equation when every second matters.
  • Designed for all timed events
  • Bullet shaped clamps
  • Fully internal cable routing
  • 6-position deluxe carbon fiber armrest plates with deluxe molded thick pads
  • Extension length measured from the center of the armrest moun to te center of the end of the extension
  • Feature Ergo/aero carbon fiber extensions
  • R-Bend (Racing Bend) - A flat S bend extension that may be cut to size
  • Material: Carbon


Price: 229.99


VISIONTECH TT MINI CLIP-ON BARS
The VisionTech TT Mini Clip-on Bars are designed for uphill time trials and draft legal triathlons (ITU approved).
  • Double-butted alloy extensions with micro armrest plates and micro-thin pads
  • Includes 26mm reducer and aero bridge (not pictured)
  • Bar-end shifter compatible
  • External cable routing
  • Weight: 410 g
  • Material: Double-Butted Alloy
  • Aero Bar/Cross Lever Diameter: 31.7/31.8,26.0
  • Aero Bar Length: 170


Price: 89.99


ZIPP VUKA AERO BAR
The Zipp Speed Weaponry Vuka Integrated Handlebar/Aero Bars aredesigned for use when every second matters but you still want a barthat is adjustable to put you in the most efficient position while riding.
  • Patent-pending biaxial compression sleeve technology allows the bar 4 axis of extension adjustability with only two bolts required to make adjustments
  • Fully integrated internal cable routing routes the shift cables through the extensions and out the back of the adjustment bolts
  • +/- 2.5 degrees angular adjustability in any direction including vertical, so there is no need to angle the Base Bar to tweak hand position
  • Drop and reach of the bar identically simulates the position of the brake hoods on a standard drop bar
  • Carbon fiber armrests offer three width options and include dual density EVA foam pads
  • 26.0 clamp size adaptable to 31.8 (shim kit included)
  • 30mm of fore/aft extension
  • Weight: 860 g
  • Width: 42 cm
  • Bar Clamp Diameter: 26.0,31.8 mm
  • Material: Carbon
  • Aero Bar/Cross Lever Diameter: Not Compatible

Price: 1200.00


VISIONTECH TRIMAX CARBON INTEGRATEDBAR
The VisionTech TriMax Carbon Integrated Triathon/TT bar is a strong and aerodynamic bar that features an integrated stem.
  • Integrated stem
  • Carbon plate zero degree flat wings with ergo/aero carbon fiber extensions
  • Integrated cable routing
  • One-piece aero bar and stem combo
  • Two bolt 1-1/8" steerer tube clamp with 1" shim. Stack height 50mm
  • 6-position deluxe carbon fiber armrest plates with deluxe molded thick pads
  • Includes riser kit and aero steerer tube spacer
  • Width measured center to center
  • Extension measured from the stem binder bolt to the end of the aero extension, the extension bars are three inches wide, and have a 15 degree rise
  • Length = stem length + extension in millimeters
  • Compatible with standard levers or reverse style levers mounted on the outside of the wings on the turned up hooks
  • Compatible with Shimano or Campy bar end shifters. NOT compatible with STI or Campy Ergo shifters
  • R-Bend (Racing Bend) - A flat S bend extension that may be cut to size



Price: 569.99


VISIONTECH CARBON MICRO SL PLATES
VisionTech Micro SL alloy plates with velcro.

Price: 32.00


PROFILE DESIGN SONIC CSX CLIP-ON
The Profile Design Sonic CSX clip-on aero bars feature low mounted S bend extensions allowing you to get into a low tuck.
  • Integrated carbon molded armrests, fits 26.0/31.8mm
  • Weight: 328 g
  • Material: Carbon
  • Aero Bar/Cross Lever Diameter: 31.7/31.8,26.0
  • Aero Bar Length: 225mm


Price: 229.99


VISIONTECH AERO TOP CAP
VisionTech Aero Top Cap for Integrated Bars Carbon.

Price: 30.60


SIXSIXONE FLIGHT ICON HELMET'08
The SixSixOne Flight Helmet is a comfortable moto styled full face helmet that exceeds the Snell M2005 and Dot standards and features a lightweight Kevlar, carbon fiber and fiberglass shell.
  • Exceeds Snell M2005 and DOT helmet safety standards.
  • Kevlar®, Carbon Fiber and fiberglass composite shell.
  • Dual rear exhaust vents release heat and allow moisture to escape.
  • Wrap around strap groove prevents goggles from slipping.
  • Adjustable visor with oversized mounting hardware.
  • Removable, washable Savoie® fabric lining and cheek padding.
  • EPS foam liner conforms to your shape for a perfect fit.
  • Contoured rubber nose guard offers additional roost protection.
  • Triple front air intakes bring in fresh cooling air.
  • Soft Savoie® fabric covered strap offers chafe-free comfort.

Price: 299.95

CANE CREEK 110 INTEGRATED HEADSET
The Cane Creek 110 IS headsets is a lightweight headset that uses a tall or short cover giving you multiple fit options.
  • Comes with a tall cover and a short cover for multiple fit options
  • Crown Race: 30.0
  • Stack Height: 23.5 mm
  • Bearing Type: Cartridge
  • Published Weight: 87 g
  • Material: AL-7050
  • Steerer Tube: 1-1/8" Threadless


Price: 90.00


ADIDAS RIDE LONG SLEEVE JERSEY '08
The Ride Long Sleeve Jersey is a comfortable jersey that features a loose fit allowing you to wear your pads while still having excellent freedom of movement while riding.
  • Clima Elite moisture wicking construction

Price: 19.99


PLANET BIKE REAR ECORACK W/HARDWARE
The Planet Bike Rear Ecorack allows you to carry your essentials.
  • Oversized 6061 tubular alloy rack strong and stable
  • One size fits 97% of mountain, road and hybrid frames
  • Pre-Installed hardware provides quick easy installation


Price: 29.99


DT SWISS RR 1.1 DOUBLE EYELET RIM
The DT Swiss RR 1.1 700c is a smooth and strong road rim.
  • Made in Switzerland by DT Swiss
  • Strength Boost Welding Technology
  • Brake track wear control indicator
  • Presta Valve
  • Rim Depth: 21.2 mm
  • Brake Compatibility: Rim Brake
  • ERD: 597 mm
  • Valve: Presta
  • ISO Diameter: 622
  • Valve Length: Short 32-40mm
  • Wheel Size: 700c
  • Tire Type: Clincher
  • Rim Center Offset: 0 mm
  • Material: Alloy
  • Weight: 465 g
  • Width: 19.3 mm
  • Intended Use: Road
  • Hub Drilling: 32 spokes


Price: 80.60

SRAM FORCE SHIFT/BRAKE LEVER SET '08
The SRAM Force DoubleTap road integrated brake/shift set gives you the convenience of having your shifter and brakes on the same control. A single, compact lever handles both the upshift and downshift duties.
  • Drivetrain Spacing: Shimano/SRAM 10
  • Needs to be matched with a SRAM 10sp rear derailleur (Force, Rival, Red)
  • Includes left and right shifter/brake lever


Price: 275.00


FULCRUM RACING LIGHT C CLINCHER WHEELSET
The Fulcrum Racing Light Clincher Wheelsets uses carbon rims and has been dynamically balanced to make this a lightweight and smooth rolling rim.
  • Dynamically balanced wheels accounting for rim welds, spoke holes and tire valves
  • Sealed ball bearing hubs are smooth-running, durable, adjustable and easy to maintain
  • 2:1 two-to-one spoke ratio on rear wheel for strength
  • Carbon, light-weight low profile clincher rim
  • Oversized aluminum hub shell
  • Steel aero spokes
  • Campagnolo carbon-specific brake pads required



Price: 4600.00


FULCRUM RACING LIGHT T TUBULAR WHEELSET
The Fulcrum Racing Light T Campy XLR Tubular Wheelset features carbon rims with an oversized aluminum hub shell and aero spokes.

Price: 3300.00

FULCRUM RACING SPEED TUBULAR WHEELSET
The Fulcrum Racing Speed wheelset features a 50mm deep section carbon rim with aluminum hub and freehub body that is strong yet lightweight making it a killer race wheel.
  • Dynamically balanaced wheels accounting for rim welds, spoke holes and tire valves
  • Sealed ball bearing hubs are smooth-running, durable, adjustable and easy to maintain
  • 2:1 two-to-one spoke ratio on rear wheel for strength
  • 50mm carbon rim
  • Oversize aluminum hub shell
  • Black steel aero spokes; two Silver spokes for dynamic balancing
  • Alloy freehub body, easily replaceable
  • Campagnolo carbon specific brake pads required

Price: 3750.00


 

Automobile

An automobile or motor car is a wheeled motor vehicle for transporting passengers, which also carries its own engine or motor. Most definitions of the term specify that automobiles are designed to run primarily on roads, to have seating for one to eight people, to typically have four wheels, and to be constructed principally for the transport of people rather than goods.[1] However, the term "automobile" is far from precise, because there are many types of vehicles that do similar tasks.

Automobile comes via the French language, from the Greek language by combining auto [self] with mobilis [moving]; meaning a vehicle that moves itself, rather than being pulled or pushed by a separate animal or another vehicle. The alternative name car is believed to originate from the Latin word carrus or carrum [wheeled vehicle], or the Middle English word carre [cart] (from Old North French), and karros; a Gallic wagon.[2][3]

As of 2002, there were 590 million passenger cars worldwide (roughly one car per eleven people).[4]

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History

Although Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot is often credited with building the first self-propelled mechanical vehicle or automobile in about 1769 by adapting an existing horse-drawn vehicle, this claim is disputed by some, who doubt Cugnot's three-wheeler ever ran or was stable. Others claim Ferdinand Verbiest, a member of a Jesuit mission in China, built the first steam-powered vehicle around 1672 which was of small scale and designed as a toy for the Chinese Emperor that was unable to carry a driver or a passenger, but quite possibly, was the first working steam-powered vehicle ('auto-mobile').[5][6] What is not in doubt is that Richard Trevithick built and demonstrated his Puffing Devil road locomotive in 1801, believed by many to be the first demonstration of a steam-powered road vehicle although it was unable to maintain sufficient steam pressure for long periods, and would have been of little practical use.

In Russia, in the 1780s, Ivan Kulibin developed a human-pedalled, three-wheeled carriage with modern features such as a flywheel, brake, gear box, and bearings; however, it was not developed further.[7]

François Isaac de Rivaz, a Swiss inventor, designed the first internal combustion engine, in 1806, which was fueled by a mixture of hydrogen and oxygen and used it to develop the world's first vehicle, albeit rudimentary, to be powered by such an engine. The design was not very successful, as was the case with others such as Samuel Brown, Samuel Morey, and Etienne Lenoir with his hippomobile, who each produced vehicles (usually adapted carriages or carts) powered by clumsy internal combustion engines.[8]

In November 1881 French inventor Gustave Trouvé demonstrated a working three-wheeled automobile that was powered by electricity. This was at the International Exhibition of Electricity in Paris.[9]

Although several other German engineers (including Gottlieb Daimler, Wilhelm Maybach, and Siegfried Marcus) were working on the problem at about the same time, Karl Benz generally is acknowledged as the inventor of the modern automobile.[8]

An automobile powered by his own four-stroke cycle gasoline engine was built in Mannheim, Germany by Karl Benz in 1885 and granted a patent in January of the following year under the auspices of his major company, Benz & Cie., which was founded in 1883. It was an integral design, without the adaptation of other existing components and including several new technological elements to create a new concept. This is what made it worthy of a patent. He began to sell his production vehicles in 1888.

Sunday, November 23, 2008

Two-wheeled motorvehicle policy

Community Action for Sustainable Transport - Draft 18.11.2008

This policy uses some strategies first developed by Motorcycling Australia.

Background


For trips where public transport, walking and cycling are not good options people should consider using a two-wheeled motor vehicle (TWMV) rather than a car.

Switching from a car to a motorcycle, scooter or electric bike is an easy way for people to reduce congestion, greenhouse emissions and save money on fuel.

TWMVs make more efficient use of fuel, road space and parking space than a single occupant car and can play a part in the campaign to reduce congestion and climate change.

Statistics on fuel efficiency are available here

When driven below the speed limit TWMVs also pose less of a safety risk to other road users than cars, trucks and buses due to their weight.

TWMVs are a more affordable transport option than driving a single occupant car, and will also help preserve oil reserves for essential agricultural, medical and transport uses.

All levels of Government should be doing more to encourage people to switch from their car to TWMVs.


Proposed strategies

More free parking spaces for TWMVs at activity centres and public transport nodes. Parking must be safe, conveniently located and ensure pedestrian, wheelchair and cyclist access is not obstructed. Car parks should be reclaimed for TWMV parking where possible.

Inclusion of two-wheeled motor vehicles in National Road Transport policies

Reduction in registration fees for TWMVs

Provision of TWMV-only lanes on key arterial roads

Exemption from tolls on tolled roads and infrastructure for TWMVs

Mandatory TWMV parking to be included in the construction plans for new buildings

Integration of TWMVs into the planning for Public Transport projects, such as park and ride for bikes.

A national standard that restricts the speed of new TWMVs available for the general public to 120km/hr

Advertising campaigns to encourage people to switch from a car to a two-wheeled motor vehicle

Government purchase of electric bicycles for use by employees and citizens

Fuel efficiency, in its basic sense, is the same as thermal efficiency, meaning the efficiency of a process that converts chemical potential energy contained in a carrier fuel into kinetic energy or work. Overall fuel efficiency may vary per device, which in turn may vary per application, and this spectrum of variance is often illustrated as a continuous energy profile. Non-transportation applications, such as industry, benefit from increased fuel efficiency, especially fossil fuel power plants or industries dealing with combustion, such as ammonia production during the Haber process. The United States Department of Energy and the EPA maintain a Web site with fuel economy information, including testing results and frequently asked questions.

In the context of transportation, "fuel efficiency" more commonly refers to the energy efficiency of a particular vehicle model, where its total output (range, or "mileage" [U.S.]) is given as a ratio of range units per a unit amount of input fuel (gasoline, diesel, etc.). This ratio is given in common measures such as "liters per 100 kilometers" (L/100 km) (common in Europe and Canada or "miles per gallon" (mpg) (prevalent in the USA, UK, and often in Canada, using their respective gallon measurements) or "kilometres per litre"(kmpl) (prevalent in Asian countries such as India and Japan). Though the typical output measure is vehicle range, for certain applications output can also be measured in terms of weight per range units (freight) or individual passenger-range (vehicle range / passenger capacity).

This ratio is based on a car's total properties, including its engine properties, its body drag, weight, and rolling resistance, and as such may vary substantially from the profile of the engine alone. While the thermal efficiency of petroleum engines has improved in recent decades, this does not necessarily translate into fuel economy of cars, as people in developed countries tend to buy bigger and heavier cars (i.e. SUVs will get less range per unit fuel than an economy car).

Hybrid vehicle designs use smaller combustion engines as electric generators to produce greater range per unit fuel than directly powering the wheels with an engine would, and (proportionally) less fuel emissions (CO2 grams) than a conventional (combustion engine) vehicle of similar size and capacity. Energy otherwise wasted in stopping is converted to electricity and stored in batteries which are then used to drive the small electric motors. Torque from these motors is very quickly supplied complementing power from the combustion engine. Fixed cylinder sizes can thus be designed more efficiently.

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[edit] Energy-efficiency terminology

"Energy efficiency" is similar to fuel efficiency but the input is usually in units of energy such as British thermal units (BTU), megajoules (MJ), gigajoules (GJ), kilocalories (kcal), or kilowatt-hours (kW·h). The inverse of "energy efficiency" is "energy intensity", or the amount of input energy required for a unit of output such as MJ/passenger-km (of passenger transport), BTU/ton-mile (of freight transport, for long/short/metric tons), GJ/t (for steel production), BTU/(kW·h) (for electricity generation), or litres/100 km (of vehicle travel). This last term "litres per 100 km" is also a measure of "fuel economy" where the input is measured by the amount of fuel and the output is measured by the distance travelled. For example: Fuel economy in automobiles.

Given a heat value of a fuel, it would be trivial to convert from fuel units (such as litres of gasoline) to energy units (such as MJ) and conversely. But there are two problems with comparisons made using energy units:

  • There are two different heat values for any hydrogen-containing fuel which can differ by several percent (see below). Which one do we use for converting fuel to energy?
  • When comparing transportation energy costs, it must be remembered that a kilowatt hour of electric energy may require an amount of fuel with heating value of 2 or 3 kilowatt hours to produce it.

[edit] Energy content of fuel

The specific energy content of a fuel is the heat energy obtained when a certain quantity is burned (such as a gallon, litre, kilogram). It is sometimes called the "heat of combustion". There exists two different values of specific heat energy for the same batch of fuel. One is the high (or gross) heat of combustion and the other is the low (or net) heat of combustion. The high value is obtained when, after the combustion, the water in the "exhaust" is in liquid form. For the low value, the "exhaust" has all the water in vapor form (steam). Since water vapor gives up heat energy when it changes from vapor to liquid, the high value is larger since it includes the latent heat of vaporization of water. The difference between the high and low values is significant, about 8 or 9%.

In thermodynamics, the thermal efficiency (\eta_{th} \,) is a dimensionless performance measure of a thermal device such as an internal combustion engine, a boiler, or a furnace, for example. The input, Q_{in} \,, to the device is heat, or the heat-content of a fuel that is consumed. The desired output is mechanical work, W_{out} \,, or heat, Q_{out} \,, or possibly both. Because the input heat normally has a real financial cost, a memorable, generic definition of thermal efficiency is[1]

\eta_{th} \equiv \frac{\text{What you get}}{\text{What you pay for}}.

From the first law of thermodynamics, the output can't exceed what is input, so

0 \le \eta_{th} \le 1.0.

When expressed as a percentage, the thermal efficiency must be between 0% and 100%. Due to inefficiencies such as friction, heat loss, and other factors, thermal efficiencies are typically much less than 100%. For example, a typical gasoline automobile engine operates at around 25% thermal efficiency, and a large coal-fueled electrical generating plant peaks at about 46%. The largest diesel engine in the world peaks at 51.7%. In a combined cycle plant, thermal efficiencies are approaching 60%.[2]

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[edit] Heat engines

When transforming thermal energy into mechanical energy, the thermal efficiency of a heat engine is the percentage of heat energy that is transformed into work. Thermal efficiency is defined as

\eta_{th} \equiv \frac{W_{out}}{Q_{in}} = 1 - \frac{Q_{out}}{Q_{in}}

[edit] Carnot efficiency

The second law of thermodynamics puts a fundamental limit on the thermal efficiency of heat engines. Surprisingly[citation needed], even an ideal, frictionless engine can't convert anywhere near 100% of its input heat into work. The limiting factors are the temperature at which the heat enters the engine, T_H\,, and the temperature of the environment into which the engine exhausts its waste heat,T_C\,, measured in the absolute Kelvin or Rankine scale. From Carnot's theorem, for any engine working between these two temperatures:

\eta_{th} \le 1 - \frac{T_C}{T_H}\,

This limiting value is called the Carnot cycle efficiency because it is the efficiency of an unattainable, ideal, lossless (reversible) engine cycle called the Carnot cycle. No heat engine, regardless of its construction, can exceed this efficiency.

Examples of T_H\, are the temperature of hot steam entering the turbine of a steam power plant, or the temperature at which the fuel burns in an internal combustion engine.

 

 

 

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