CHARLOTTE, N.C. (BRAIN) — British pro rider Bradley Wiggins will attempt to break the UCI Hour Record on a Pinarello Bolide HR bike co-engineered by Jaguar and Pinarello on Sunday at the Lee Valley VeloPark.
The UCI-sanctioned Bolide HR track bike features a one-piece titanium handlebar and frameset for aerodynamic performance. The same Computational Fluid Dynamics design methods used to develop the Jaguar XE, the most aerodynamic car Jaguar has produced, were part of a comprehensive study for the development of the Bolide frame.
The Pinarello Bolide HR has a completely re-designed one-piece handlebar system. Laser Sintering Technology was used to create a deeply re-shaped titanium handlebar, including the removal of the brakes, gear levers and an innovative arm rest area to reduce air pressure and drag.
Jaguar and Pinarello narrowed the fork design, making it closer to the front disc wheel, to enhance airflow in the bottom bracket area. Other key changes from the Bolide road bike include the enhancement of the front fork surface, and reshaping of the chainring and wheel hubs to improve aerodynamics. Overall, engineers were able to increase aerodynamic performance by 7.5 percent, according to Pinarello and Jaguar.
Pinarello has a long-standing affiliation with the Hour Record, most notably in 1994 when the Italian bike manufacturer developed the Pinarello Espada for Miguel Indurain during his successful record attempt.
“I’m extremely honored to be involved in creating this special Bolide HR for Bradley’s Hour Record challenge, 20 years after the last model we designed for Miguel Indurain,” said Fausto Pinarello, CEO of Pinarello. “Our relationship with Bradley, as well as Jaguar during our years as fellow partners of Team Sky continues to ensure Pinarello are creating world class, high performance bikes.”
