EPISODE · Jul 11, 2022 · 37 MIN
Car AC, Garmin 955, Specialized TT Face Sock
from Endurance Innovation · host Michael Liberzon
Endurance Innovation is now on Patreon! Have a peek at our page and show us some love.3:00 on when to open your car windowsAverage vehicle has a CdA of 0.6, so only ~11kW or 14hp used to overcome aerodynamic drag for the average car at 100kphAverage vehicle AC units consume 1.5kW - 3.0kW (2 - 4hp). 1.5kW / 2hp costs the equivalent of adding 0.11CdA at 100kphThe higher the speed, the greater the CdA hit of opening windowsNot much hard Cd data on open windows vs closed windows, but a convertible vs a hardtop delta is 0.32 Cd for a hardtop and 0.36 Cd for a convertible13:45 Michael’s first impression of the Garmin 955Solar feature is underwhelmingExcellent optical sensorStill full of bugsVery good (seemingly) GPS tracks25:30 Andrew remembers the Platysense Marlin 28:00 Speculating about the new Specialized TT helmet face sock
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Endurance Innovation is now on Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/enduranceinnovation]! Have a peek at our page and show us some love. * 3:00 on when to open your car windows * Average vehicle has a CdA of 0.6, so only ~11kW or 14hp used to overcome aerodynamic drag for the average car at 100kph * Average vehicle AC units consume 1.5kW - 3.0kW (2 - 4hp). 1.5kW / 2hp costs the equivalent of adding 0.11CdA at 100kph * The higher the speed, the greater the CdA hit of opening windows * Not much hard Cd data on open windows vs closed windows, but a convertible vs a hardtop delta is * 0.32 Cd for a hardtop and 0.36 Cd for a convertible * 13:45 Michael's first impression of the Garmin 955 * Solar feature is underwhelming * Excellent optical sensor * Still full of bugs * Very good (seemingly) GPS tracks * 25:30 Andrew remembers the Platysense Marlin * 28:00 Speculating about the new Specialized TT helmet face sock
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Car AC, Garmin 955, Specialized TT Face Sock
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