Another thread on aerodynamic priorities set me thinking about the aerodynamics of forks.
Mike Burrows (Lotus bike etc etc) said changing forks, even aero forks, on a bike to a single (mono) bladed fork is the most important things you can do to improve the aerodynamics of a bike.
However bunnyman correctly pointed out that a monoblade set up would weigh nearly 3lb in total. Fair point, but a monoblade would offset any deficit due to weight gain due to vastly improved aerodynamics on all but the hilliest courses. After all weight is only important on an incline, but I concede we rarely race flat courses so weight is important.
I am currently designing a bike which I believe will be more aero than anything seen thus far, and it will incorporate a monoblade.
So my question is if I could produce a bike that was really aerodynamic, fully adjustable, and weighed less than 15Ib, would an exceptionally aerodynamic monoblade weighing 3lb put you off buying it? Ignore price for now!
AndyA