Take a good long look at the track bike in the picture above. Drink it in. There's something so different to what's gone before that it's making us a little uncomfortable. Have you spotted it yet?
Felt created the Felt Racing Development (FA TRD) team pursuit bike with a left-side drivetrain for the USA Cycling's women's pursuit team to race at the Rio Olympics this summer. It comes with a complete "technology ecosystem" from nine partners including Hed Cycling Products, Assos clothing, Stages Cycling, Vittoria tubulars and more.
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The thinking behind the flipped drivetrain is that placing these components on the left as riders go counterclockwise around the track will reduce aerodynamic drag compared to a traditional right-side drivetrain. Over a 4km team pursuit track race, riders will encounter 64 left turns.
The bike also features asymmetrical airfoils to further improve airflow, custom wheels from Hed that can fit in a narrower, aerodynamic fork and rear stays, and a custom version of Vision's Metron TT Crakset. Oh and Vittoria tubulars that are claimed to beat any rival in terms of rolling resistance and aerodynamics.
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