Expensive wheels

Cycling is relatively cheap, right? How about the pursuit bikes athletes will be using to chase around the velodrome

Cycling is relatively cheap, right? How about the pursuit bikes athletes will be using to chase around the velodrome. The technological advances that have ensured that the bike will provide more records have cost $5million. Relying on carbon fibre and tyres inflated to an explosive 250 pounds per square inch, the bike's aerodynamic efficiency was studied in a wind tunnel at a cost of $40,000 per hour.

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