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Body Rocket, the tech start-up behind the world’s first and only real-time aerodynamic drag force measurement system for cyclists and triathletes, has unveiled its first road bike prototype. While wind tunnels are widely considered the gold standard in accurately measuring aerodynamics. there are only a limited number in existence. These …

Body Rocket was created with the goal of making aerodynamic data more accessible. BikeBiz catches up with founder Eric DeGolier to see how the business is progressing. This piece first appeared in the November edition of BikeBiz magazine – get your free subscription here Eric DeGolier came up with the …

Tech startup Body Rocket is seeking US investment following a successful £430,000 UK and EU raise. Body Rocket is creating the ‘world’s first’ device to provide real-time aerodynamic drag force measurement for cyclists and triathletes, with the accuracy of a wind tunnel. The patented technology (UK only and USA applied-for) …

UK start-up Body Rocket has raised over £200,000 in the first 24 hours of its public crowdfunding launch. Its ‘Equity for Aero’ crowdfunding campaign invites members of the public to invest in the company ahead of its planned launch in early 2023. Body Rocket is a commercial on-bike device capable …

British cyclist and time trial specialist Alex Dowsett has joined Body Rocket. The partnership will see Dowsett as an investor and early tester of the system, providing his insights and knowledge around aerodynamics and cycling performance to help refine the product ahead of its global launch. “What Body Rocket is …

Body Rocket has named Keith Wakeham as sensing and instrumentation specialist. He brings significant industry experience to the role, having served as engineer and director of powermeter technology at 4iii before being named product engineering manager for Campagnolo. Wakeham left Campagnolo in 2018 to start his own consultancy, and has …

Body Rocket has successfully raised £255,424 in its first investment round on Crowdcube. The Brighton-based sports tech start-up set out looking to raise a minimum of £80,000 but surpassed this figure in just 24 hours on Crowdcube, following input from private investors. The team, who’ve developed the “world’s first” Direct Force …

Body Rocket has partnered with cycling holiday agency HotChillee to offer top investors an exclusive training weekend. The start-up is heading into its final days on crowdfunding platform Crowdcube already overfunding, aiming to raise capital to take its current prototype device to MVP enabling testing with professional cycling teams and …

Brighton-based sports tech start-up Body Rocket has hit its funding goal hours ahead of its campaign launch. The campaign, which initially sought to raise £80,000, opened early to a select group of private investors on 15th March 2020 and was fully-funded just a few hours later. Now open for public …

Brighton-based sports tech start-up Body Rocket is set to launch the “world’s first” direct force drag meter. The new Body Rocket device, still in its final phase of development, has validated its on-the-road performance against the industry standard of wind tunnel testing at the University of Southampton. The testing was …