ICR article and image.
ICR article and image.
From the article:
“The report on Zipp’s new wheels is a clear example of how evolutionists are content to plug a massive void of empirical evidence with their faith that nature somehow exercises agency, “At the unveiling of the 454s in London Wednesday night, Zipp engineers repeatedly turned to the idea of biomimicry, an old concept of approaching engineering problems by looking to how nature has solved them.” But nature can’t solve anything because it has no mind or will—it can’t think, plan, or build.”
Looks fragile and a real “B” to keep true (ie round).
Zipp is making a lot of claims about these wheels, but hyperbole in cycling is a standard operating procedure.
By the way, the wheels cost $3,000 for the pair.
Correction: $4,000 for the pair.
Unfortunately, these are bicycles, not airplanes, and definitely not fish. How much of the cyclist's stability depends on airflow across the tires in a crosswind?
I once heard it stated that 95% performance isn't all that expensive - with ability and effort you can omit the exotic and run with all but the top 5% in everyday life.
It's that top 5% that gets unbelievably hard and expensive. I think this is a "top 5%" idea - maybe a marginal improvement. Could you get the same benefit by shaving your legs, losing a few pounds or carb loading? Probably.
Oh well, your yuppie friends will be impressed anyway.
Who knew?