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It is not often that we encounter objects without an athlete in the tunnel.
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Master Wheelbuilder Nic James gets a wheel ready for the wind tunnel.
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Dave Ripley goes over some of the data with Michael Hall, the man in charge of the test.
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All wheels get checked in before they enter the wind tunnel, and the Zipp team worked like a well oiled machine.
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One of the test wheels is doing its job in the tunnel at a variety of jaw angles.
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David Salazar of A2 is in the tunnel to swap out wheels.
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Dave Ripley looks on as the next wheel is mounted.
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Meanwhile in the front room Michael Hall is watching the numbers closely - fueled by quite a bit of coffee.
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Test Engineer John Fearncombe also was busy and even at this later stage of the day had most of his lunch still parked on his desk.
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Another wheel is ready to go in.
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Here are some of the wheel bags the crew came with.
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Tires were lined up on the floor and clearly labeled to allow for an error free tire swap.
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Nic James truly had his hands full all day, and he is the one who also builds the wheels for all sponsored athletes and teams.
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And this wheel is waiting for the countdown and the test run.
