I just switched from an emonda SLR to a tarmac for my 2017 road season. I'm moving most of my parts over, but the trek brakes are direct mount and the tarmac are not.
Truth be told, I would have preferred to be on the more aero Allez sprint, but the team manager wants our frames to match.
I'm trying to decide if I should go with tri rig omega brakes for the front, front and rear, or neither. We are a crit racing team (cat1, not that it really matters). Im guessing that the tri rig has plenty of stopping power, especially since we are never doing any long descents. Most of the braking is short.
We have a great sprinter, but I will spend most of my energy in breakaways or towing him around when he needs it, so I like the idea of making the bike more aero as long as it doesn't come with downsides.
Can you think of any reason to NOT go with the tri rig on a crit bike?
What about handlebars? I'm on aluminum bontrager aero road bars now. I don't love them, but don't hate them. The tarmac frame will be heavier than the emonda, but I could even things out a bit if I went with a lightweight bar. I liked the bontrager bars because they have enough room for aerobars, but in the three seasons I raced them, I don't think I ever once clipped aero bars on them. I do kind of like aluminum bars, but could save some weight if I went with a non-aero zipp service course aluminum bar over my current bontrager bar.
Is there any data comparing the aerofly to the zipps or enve bars?
For aero brakes and aero handlebars combined, am I looking at about 5 watts at 30mph? 10 watts?
Truth be told, I would have preferred to be on the more aero Allez sprint, but the team manager wants our frames to match.
I'm trying to decide if I should go with tri rig omega brakes for the front, front and rear, or neither. We are a crit racing team (cat1, not that it really matters). Im guessing that the tri rig has plenty of stopping power, especially since we are never doing any long descents. Most of the braking is short.
We have a great sprinter, but I will spend most of my energy in breakaways or towing him around when he needs it, so I like the idea of making the bike more aero as long as it doesn't come with downsides.
Can you think of any reason to NOT go with the tri rig on a crit bike?
What about handlebars? I'm on aluminum bontrager aero road bars now. I don't love them, but don't hate them. The tarmac frame will be heavier than the emonda, but I could even things out a bit if I went with a lightweight bar. I liked the bontrager bars because they have enough room for aerobars, but in the three seasons I raced them, I don't think I ever once clipped aero bars on them. I do kind of like aluminum bars, but could save some weight if I went with a non-aero zipp service course aluminum bar over my current bontrager bar.
Is there any data comparing the aerofly to the zipps or enve bars?
For aero brakes and aero handlebars combined, am I looking at about 5 watts at 30mph? 10 watts?