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Rigid aerodynamic shells increase the aerodynamic shear efficiency of a bicycle ladened with luggage bags, luggage racks and/or luggage attached to the luggage racks. The aerodynamic shells substantially frontally surround or enclose the luggage bags, racks and luggage attached above the front and r

Rigid aerodynamic shells increase the aerodynamic shear efficiency of a bicycle ladened with luggage bags, luggage racks and/or luggage attached to the luggage racks. The aerodynamic shells substantially frontally surround or enclose the luggage bags, racks and luggage attached above the front and rear wheels of the bicycle. The shells are pivotably connected to the bicycle to provide access to the bags, racks and luggage. Contoured luggage bags for connection to the conventional luggage rack are provided to substantially conform to and occupy a majority of the interior space defined by the shells.

대표청구항 ▼

A relatively rigid and aerodynamically shaped front shell adapted to be connected to the front of a bicycle having a front luggage rack connected to a front wheel support fork of the bicycle and luggage bags connected to the front luggage rack to shield the luggage bags and front luggage racks from

A relatively rigid and aerodynamically shaped front shell adapted to be connected to the front of a bicycle having a front luggage rack connected to a front wheel support fork of the bicycle and luggage bags connected to the front luggage rack to shield the luggage bags and front luggage racks from air flowing thereover and to provide increased aerodynamic efficiency of the bicycle in a speed range of up to approximately twenty miles per hour, said front shell comprising: a nose piece having a forwardmost location approximately at the same height as the top of the front bicycle wheel and from which continuous and generally rounded curves extend rearwardly along the longitudinal dimension of the bicycle and outwardly in a transverse vertical plane with respect to the bicycle to a rear edge of the nose piece; said nose piece having an interior within which to receive the front luggage rack and luggage bags connected thereto; and the rear edge of said nose piece being located at a position forward of the rearwardmost location of the front bicycle wheel.