Aero vs lightweight road bikes
Can an aero bike make amateurs faster, or are they just for the pros? With the help of Ribble, we tried to find outWhen it comes to choosing a new road bike or upgrading your components, you might find it difficult to decide whether to go for a bike that is primarily lightweight or one that is built for aerodynamics. So, what is actually faster?
"It's vitally important that you factor in aerodynamics with regards to bike design. And that's not just for the rider who's competing to win the Tour de France. It's me, it's you, it's somebody who's commuting to work and back." "The testing we did actually showed that the enthusiast level at 22mph actually performed better than the pro at 30mph."
This is nowhere more clear than at the handlebar. Smallwood explained that while what we learnt in physics is true,"...thinner and slipperier is better on its own. And that’s why wherever you look on a bike like the Ultra SLR, each tube profile has a story to tell. The bar that we mentioned earlier is actually designed to cause a bigger wake around the rider, while the fork is just 15mm thick but 68mm deep to reduce any disturbance of the air as it passes through it.
"One of the hardest parts of this project was actually how can we keep the benefit as we go through the yaw sweep i.e right the way from headwind, all the way through to a crosswind of up to 15, 20 degrees. ou can even use it to go faster or you can use it to put less effort in, and maintain the same speed."When compared to the Endurance SLR, which represents a lighter, more conventional all-rounder frame, the unapologetically aero Ultra SLR will save the pros 61.4 seconds over a flat 40km, and potentially even more for riders like me and you.
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