Slowtwitch Nation:
I currently ride a 2014 Wilier Blade with Reynolds Strike wheels and a moderately aggressive fit. Using best bike split's aero analyzer over multiple races I appear to have a cDa of between 0.24 and 0.245. I am 5'10, 155 lbs and wear an LG course M2 speed suit and Giro Aerohead helmet. From reading around on this forum as well as other wind tunnel testing data, it would appear that there are still some reasonably significant aero gains to be had. Here is my plan of attack to hopefully get down to around 0.22 cDa
Race Wheels: Upgrade from 60 mm Reynolds Strike to Enve 7.8 or Zipp 808
Cockpit: Upgrade from FSA Vision Trimax to Tririg Alpha X or the new Tririg "one" (brake/shifter cables are a mess as it stands, I would clean all of that up as well)
Front Brake: Upgrade from Ultegra side pull to Tririg Omega
Fit: Pay for another Retul fit, this time with the goal of maximizing aero efficiency
As a whole, I expect these upgrades to cost about $4k. My question is - will this get me where I want to be or is my Wilier Blade frame not up to the task? Spending an additional $2-3k to get a "superbike" is not out of the question, but if I can get my current frame to a similar performance level I'd rather save my money. What do you guys think?
I currently ride a 2014 Wilier Blade with Reynolds Strike wheels and a moderately aggressive fit. Using best bike split's aero analyzer over multiple races I appear to have a cDa of between 0.24 and 0.245. I am 5'10, 155 lbs and wear an LG course M2 speed suit and Giro Aerohead helmet. From reading around on this forum as well as other wind tunnel testing data, it would appear that there are still some reasonably significant aero gains to be had. Here is my plan of attack to hopefully get down to around 0.22 cDa
Race Wheels: Upgrade from 60 mm Reynolds Strike to Enve 7.8 or Zipp 808
Cockpit: Upgrade from FSA Vision Trimax to Tririg Alpha X or the new Tririg "one" (brake/shifter cables are a mess as it stands, I would clean all of that up as well)
Front Brake: Upgrade from Ultegra side pull to Tririg Omega
Fit: Pay for another Retul fit, this time with the goal of maximizing aero efficiency
As a whole, I expect these upgrades to cost about $4k. My question is - will this get me where I want to be or is my Wilier Blade frame not up to the task? Spending an additional $2-3k to get a "superbike" is not out of the question, but if I can get my current frame to a similar performance level I'd rather save my money. What do you guys think?