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« on: October 18, 2010, 11:44:19 AM »
does it?
works for golf balls.

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« Reply #1 on: October 18, 2010, 03:40:25 PM »
zipp would argue, yes, infact their disc rear wheels provides negative drag...  which is a fancy term for bullshit
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« Reply #2 on: October 18, 2010, 04:24:30 PM »
when I saw them on all the hi-end tri bikes, they were covered with Zipp decals which where there to remind you what you were looking at and to negate the golf-ball dimple effect by smoothing it out over about 1/2 the rim's sidewall...
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« Reply #3 on: October 18, 2010, 10:01:26 PM »
Negative drag--like, they propel you forward?  How do you ever keep the bike still?
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« Reply #4 on: October 19, 2010, 05:33:12 PM »
My question to you Dan, is how you keep your mind still when you have access to the thoughts of everyone who ever lived?  Or, how to you keep the sandwaorm still, when you lack the communicative powers of the sandridr Sheeana?
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« Reply #5 on: October 20, 2010, 08:49:51 AM »
Sheeana is a punk rocker now
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