Do you think the Shelby / Felt bike spent any time in a wind tunnel? Because this Specialized S-Works + McLaren Venge did. What about a cycling-specific aerodynamicist?
Specialized's S-Works was designed to be the fastest International Cycling Union (UCI) legal road bike. To do this, Specialized enlisted the help of McLaren for their expertise in materials technology and manufacturing that's given them such success in road racing.
"It certainly wasn't a project where we were looking to take an existing frame and just apply our name to it, that's just not what McLaren is about." Said Duncan Brandley, Design Director, McLaren Applied Technologies in one of the many YouTube videos detailing the build of this very expensive bicycle-- after the jump. Even if you're not into bikes, seeing the work that went into this -- translated directly from F1 -- is kind of awesome.
e90_m3 says:
11:54 AM, 05/ 6/11
"It certainly wasn't a project where we were looking to take an existing frame and just apply our name to it, that's just not what McLaren is about"
He's talking about you, Mr. Shelby.
But then, comparing Shelby to McLaren is like Mustang Cobra to MP4-26 F1 racer.