Researchers at the British Eagle
Cycles in south Wales, UK, have
developed a super bike - a racing
cycle with a one-piece carbon-fibre
frame and superb aerodynamics,
which makes it lighter and quicker
than traditional steel frame bikes.
Named Lotus Bike - after a
British sports car manufacturer
who helped firiance its development
and design, the bike is designed to
allow air to pass evenly across the
torso and legs of the rider and then
around the frame which acts like an
aerofoil. The Lotus Bike is based
upon a prototype by Mike Burrows,
a leading independent British sports
cycle designer.
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