burnthesheep wrote:
lastlap wrote:
piratetri wrote:
Nope, but you will be much faster if you decide to add them.Much faster is subjective...
How is the comment helpful at all? It lends itself to have people believe that it's minimal enough to not be worth it.
Almost like when people talk about changing an older triathlon frame for a newer one, yeah, that could be subjective.
This one isn't really up for debate as the piles of minutes saved aero-wise, and the skeletal/muscular rest for your body on aero bars possibility to improve your run.............there is no debate. It is "much" faster.
No, as I said it's subjective. Sure for someone wanting to go sub 12 hours every minute counts, but for someone who perhaps just wants to finish or will be finishing in 13+hours does 12 mins faster on the bike really matter, is it really that much faster...
I'd argue not. When the majority of participants goal is to just finish and become an 'ironman' there is far far far to much focus placed in this BS need for TT bikes/aero bars, of which the majority end up riding on the base bars/hoods anyway....
Grow the sport and remind people road bikes are absolutely fine, much more comfortable and fark all slower.