We took the legendary Lotus 110, the bike so fast it was banned by the UCI, to a wind tunnel, where we compared it to the Orbea Orca Aero and the Canyon Speedmax TT bike. Ollie breaks down all the nerdy data side of things with aero expert Xavier Disley, looking at CdA, watts and more, to see how this game-changing bike weighs up against today’s fastest cycling machines! Tested! Just How Fast Is The BANNED Lotus Bike In A Wind Tunnel? 👉 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4EeugBcrKH8 Watch Quantum Leap: Lotus 108 & 110 on GCN+ 👉 https://gcn.eu/7u6 00:00 Intro 01:35 About the Lotus 110 03:51 Test results - 45km/h 07:54 Impact of rolling resistance? 11:20 Test results - 55km/h 13:09 Boardman’s TDF record 14:38 Could the Lotus be made faster? 16:43 What bikes should we test next? 17:53 Summary Useful Links: GCN+ | Every. Unmissable. Moment. 👉 https://gcn.eu/8me Ride with us at the Global Bike Festival 👉 https://gcn.eu/GBF2023 Download the GCN App for free 👉 https://gcn.eu/app Visit the GCN Shop 👉 null Join the GCN Club 👉 https://gcnclub.com/ GCN Training Plans 👉 https://gcn.eu/gcntp What other retro bikes would you love for us to test next? 🚲🤓 Let us know in the comments below! 💬 If you liked this video, be sure to give it a thumbs up 👍 and share it with your friends! Watch more on GCN Tech... 📹 Bikes That Changed Cycling: The History Of The Giant MCR 👉 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zo2F7coQL10 📹 Watch our Editor’s Choice Playlist 👉 https://gcntech.co/EditorsChoice 📹 Watch the latest GCN Tech Show 👉 https://gcntech.co/GCNTechShow 🎵 Music - licensed by Epidemic Sound 🎵 Through Glass - Ooyy Pyramid Skeme - Matt Large Kepler - By Lotus #gcntech #gcn #cycling #roadcycling #roadbike #bike #bikes #bikelife #windtunnel #lotus #deepdive 📸 Photos - © Velo Collection (TDW) / Getty Images & © Sprint Cycling Agency Brought to you by the world’s biggest cycling channel, the Global Cycling Network (GCN), GCN Tech is the only channel you need for all things bike tech – past, present and future. Simply put, we’re obsessed with tech: we seek out and showcase the best in bikes, components, tech, accessories, upgrades and more from races and events, tech shows and product launches across the globe to bring you the best in road bike technology. We’ve also got great maintenance videos to help you get the most from your bike; pro-bike tours from all the biggest races; special features and the weekly GCN Tech Show. We also take a deeper look into the future of cycling, apps, smart tech and virtual riding. Join us on the channel and the GCN App to submit your content, vote on the latest tech and keep abreast of exciting new trends. Thanks to our sponsors: Castelli Clothing: https://gcn.eu/Castelli Giro Helmets: https://gcn.eu/Giro Pinarello Bikes: https://gcn.eu/Pinarello Zipp Wheels: https://gcn.eu/Zipp Topeak Tools: http://gcn.eu/Topeak Canyon Bikes: http://gcn.eu/-Canyon Pirelli Tyres: https://gcn.eu/Pirelli Orbea Bikes: http://gcn.eu/Orbea Vision Wheels: http://gcn.eu/Vision Wahoo Fitness: http://gcn.eu/Wahoo-Fitness Park Tool: http://gcn.eu/-parktool Elite Bottles: https://gcn.eu/EliteBottles Whoop Fitness: https://gcn.eu/Whoop Komoot: https://gcn.eu/komoot Selle Italia: https://gcn.eu/SelleItalia SIS: https://gcn.eu/ScienceInSport Zwift: https://gcn.eu/Zwift Shimano Wheels: https://gcn.eu/Shimano Shadow Stand: https://gcn.eu/ShadowStand DMT Shoes: https://gcn.eu/DMT Silca: https://gcn.eu/Silca Watch our sister channels: Global Cycling Network - null GCN Racing - null Global Triathlon Network - null GCN Italia - null GCN en Español - null GCN auf Deutsch - null GCN en Français - null GCN Japan - null GCN Training - null Global Mountain Bike Network - null GMBN Tech - null Electric Mountain Bike Network - null