Lotus Super . . . bike?

[SweetDaddyD]

...and don't forget the awesome Lotus soapbox race cars either!

[PaulOz]

Originally Posted by lotus69f2

The solid wheel was a Mavic piece, and I don't think they were the only ones who had one. The wheel itself did not act like a sail, though one of the problems with a solid wheel is crosswinds, if you are riding a bike with a solid whell in a crosswind and it gusts it can blow you over. The solid wheel, in case the obvious isn't obvious is to reduce drag.

The sail effect comes from the Lotus 108 (as pictured in this thread) and 110 chassis which can generate propulsion in the right wind conditions.

THe whole design is an exercise in aerodynamics.

I am the one with the bike and the thread mentioned above.

See it here: My Lotus Barn

To jump directly to bike jump to post 113.

I am not the only one on the forum with one of the 110's, gospeedV8 has one as well. There are numerous threads on the Lotus bike on LT.

Yeah, its only the frame which is anything special..... and will remain that way since the UCI banned anything like this ever racing again.
All other components are 'standard' in racing circles - I had a pair of tri spokes like this Mavic 3G for a couple of seasons mid 90's, before moving on to modern discs which were a lot lighter.
But the piece went for a reasonable amount on ebay at least with over 60 watchers which is very encouraging. I'm planning a few similar pieces now too, perhaps of Armstrongs TT bikes.
Many thanks all!