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“Being faster isn’t enough”

“You’ve got to be more than just ‘faster’ because everybody is doing faster now,” says Dov Tate, the founder of British wheel brand Parcours. “A wind tunnel will tell people how fast they will go but now we’re looking at a way to quantify how stable they are,” he continues. “But there’s no unit for handling stability. There is for drag. Most people understand what a watt of drag is. I want to be able to put a relatable figure on stability. Is a saving of 3.5 watts worth £1,000? But if it’s 3.5 watts plus 15% improved stability how does that change things?”

“Stability will be

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