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Questions relating to a bicycle's ability to efficient move through the air.
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Why are road bikes (not time trial bikes) used in many triathlons?
Originally, all triathlons used to have a no-drafting policy, which made optimizing your personal aerodynamics critical. Hence the rise of TT bikes in the early history of triathlons. …
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What's more aerodynamic on flat bars: backpack or pannier?
This is why aerodynamics still matter at slower speeds (its just harder to "feel").
What we don't know is how fast the hypothetical 40 km was ridden in the wind tunnel testing. …
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What position of saddle is best?
Aerodynamics - some body positions reduce your power, but can reduce drag even more therefore allowing for higher speeds.
Comfort - The position needs to be sustainable for long periods of time. … You may be able to change body position to maximize aerodynamics (2) but you are still sacrificing power (1) and will be going slower than someone who first maximizes power (1) then gets as aerodynamic …
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Road Bikes: Aero vs. Traditional
They often put time on the field on climbs and in individual events like TT (which use bikes focused on aerodynamics). … That said, aerodynamics still plays an important role within the pack while drafting. …
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Climbing or aero bike for a light rider?
As you can see as soon as you start to go faster (i.e., racing time trials) aerodynamics becomes a larger component of your total workload if we ignore gradients (Figure 2).
Figure 2. … Chung: At what speed does Aerodynamics of a bike come into play?
Next we need to assess the gains of a lighter bike on a climb. …
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How close do riders follow their wheel/attack
How close do peloton riders typically and strategically follow each other's wheel/attack?
At the higher levels of racing you are often try to tuck your wheel as close as you you can stand, usuall …
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What is the best aero position in a mountain bike?
Caveat: As mentioned by @R.Chung if you are uncertain, it is best to seek clarification from your coach. You are after all paying for their services.
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Bike positioning is always a com …
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Should i upgrade from Skultura 400D with 105 to giant tcr advanced with ultegra di2?
For casual riding squeezing every bit of aerodynamics out will have a limited benefit as most won't notice a one or two minute change to their riding time. … That said, even if you are interested in aerodynamics there are lots of places to improve upon before you get to the bike.
Position - the single biggest source of drag. …
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Road bike drag decrease with bulky backback
Your very question has actually been answered by GCN (below) and Specialized and has been partially answered in What's more aerodynamic on flat bars: backpack or pannier?
Essentially the in order of …
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