There is an article in the September issue of Bicycling Magazine where they interviewed the members of MIT's time trial team. These guys won their regional TTT championship in April and work with Cervelo and Ivan Basso on aerodynamic studies (according to the article).
Among their comments relating to aerodynamics:
1) "A non-aero helmet creates four times the drag of a non-aero wheelset. So you can spend $2000 on a wheelset, or spend $200 on a helmet and be faster."
2) "How you put your race number on matters more than having an aero wheel."
3) "On a round-tubed frame, having a bottle on your seat tube is more aerodynamic than not having one at all, and it's much more aero than putting it on the downtube."
4) "Wearing gloves in a time trial will slow you down more than using a non-aero wheel."
Your helmet and race number matters more than your wheelset? Sounds like bike porn blasphamy.
What say you STers? Discuss amongst yourselves...
Among their comments relating to aerodynamics:
1) "A non-aero helmet creates four times the drag of a non-aero wheelset. So you can spend $2000 on a wheelset, or spend $200 on a helmet and be faster."
2) "How you put your race number on matters more than having an aero wheel."
3) "On a round-tubed frame, having a bottle on your seat tube is more aerodynamic than not having one at all, and it's much more aero than putting it on the downtube."
4) "Wearing gloves in a time trial will slow you down more than using a non-aero wheel."
Your helmet and race number matters more than your wheelset? Sounds like bike porn blasphamy.
What say you STers? Discuss amongst yourselves...