As an average guy and weekend road bike warrior, I never feel inadequate with my used road bike when I'm riding against my fellow riders out in the wild or with the guy who challenges me to a hill sprint when he passes me whilst peddling up and out of the saddle. However, when I get to see these TDF bikes up close and see the tech and modern upgrades, I feel like I'm riding a full steel tricycle from 1950! Thanks for the peek behind the curtain Simon and GCN.
I attended a cycling camp when I was in high school. Most guys there were riding carbon Specialized bikes. But the fastest guy there was riding a vintage steel frame with like a million spokes and down tube shifters. And he was WAY faster than anyone. It was awesome
@THEDnARACER that's awesome hey, so cool when you see that. Steel is real hehe. A guy in our triathlon club rides a steel tt bike and roadie faster than majority of the new carbon tt bikes that everyone else is using... he has a neo retro setup! He's anti carbon because of its non recycleability
Hey its not the bike that makes the rider its the rider who makes the bike. I dont have a super high end road bike and have passed rider on pricer bikes worry about how you ride before the price of the bike
Well presented tech info on latest designs. Thank you for this vid. 71, love riding my steel frames and steel spoke clincher wheels. But when I start competing inthe Tour, I'll know what to look for! Thanks again, mate.
There's a saying in motorsport that the best value for money you can get is from professional driver training rather than buying bits to make your car go faster. I would say it applies to bikes too. I bought a set of aero carbon wheels (plus tyres and tubes) and a set of carbon handlebars for around £750. Made practically no difference. I did a total of 9hrs of pilates at my local gym and managed to finally break the 20mph avg speed barrier for the first time in over a year due to the increased flexibility and being able to get lower for longer on the bike. An increase of 0.4mph on a 10.6mile route. For free (kind of. Classes are part of the gym membership). There's only so much speed you can buy from newer shinier bits for your bike, so before you fork out, ask yourself if YOU can be upgraded in some way.
On the one hand, great point. Nothing makes you faster like better fitness. On the other hand, if you find it fun to tinker and you like tech, why not? Unless you go crazy high end, ultra-marginal stuff, cycling is really not that expensive as far as hobbies are concerned. Even with small budgets you can have fun upgrading your bike even when it isn't going to make you faster. Besides, I don't race so going faster isn't really even the main thing.
@@leafan101 exactly. Most people don't race, so upgrading a lot of things is pointless as usually the increased cost is purely to save a couple of grams here and there.
Giant and BikeExchange have put in a lot of time in the wind tunnel and it's shown in their improved TT results, unfortunately there's only so much we can cram into one Tech Tour!
I started riding 28mm tubeless tyres back in 2016, glad to see the Pro's are finally catching up. On. side note, I ordered a set of the Conti tyres back in February now I know why they're still on back order, Continental sent them all to France.
I started racing on 21.5mm vittoria cx tubs once I had to race on my spares: 23mm Michelin hps. They looked like balloons at the time 🤣 they were so grippy I ditched the tubs after that. Anything over 25 wouldn't fit in my 1993 Lemond frame.
the 56 ( and even wider) teeth chainring wasn't uncommon amongst professional road-racers, when the lowest cog was the 13, Hinault and many others before and after him used them in time-trial stages
Conti GPS: my favourite! After reading all the tech about fatter tyres I ditched the 23mm Conti 4000 and shod my Spesh Allez with 28 mm tyres. Thinking back to previous rides on roads covered with huge stone chips and tar on 23 mm tyres at 100 psi…..😬
ok, I get it, many roads are more pock marked than the Moon’s 🌝 surface….but 23mm tubular #VeloFlex on set of Fulcrum Racing Zeros…”Catch me if you can like the Gingerbread 👨🏽 man and have a gat in hand!!..”-Biggie Smalls
5:10 - Goldchain and cassette was all the rage allready back in 1982 when I was racing... Well, it wasn't called cassette, but you oldtimers know what I mean. Personally I preferred the Maillard cassette with sedis ultra oro chain. Maillard being chromed/silverfinished.
It is very useful for cross chaining when you don't want to pull faster cadences. By using a bigger front chainring and cross chaining to bigger sprockets, your cadence is lower but your speed increases. This is extremely important in flat stages where you need to stop breakaways.
those are the new dura-ace ones. the dura ace smtr900 are discontinued and replaced with the current rtmt900 xtr ones. lighter and capable of handling more heat
That Ceramic Speed pulley wheel housing is such marketing BS. Simon’s scepticism is totally justified imho. If you have the time look up the Hambini video on the subject.
Whether it works or not, I'm genuinely shocked it doesn't fall afoul of UCI's "no bespoke aerodynamic farings" rule since that's literally what it is - a faring around the jockey wheels.
At 0:08 what does that ironing board do at the Ineos truck? I see that there are wash machines in the truck, but I hope they don't ironing their Castelli riding clothes. :-)
Could it be a supplier and supply chain issue with team INEOS not having any rim brake frames/wheels and tubular wheels/tires? The all-important mountain stages could really benefit from lighter setups begotten from rim brake frames/wheels and tubular wheels.
whilst you are both at the tour right now, it would be great if you and matt stephens could record a short collab video (even if just a course recce together). Imagine the views.
I'll stick with my 1991 Campy Chorus Masi Gran Criterium or 1990 Eddy Merckx SLX with Campy Chorus... .. THE FEEL OF STEEL IS REAL! ... I like my Cervelo with Campy Record also... HA HA HA!!!
@@rhobson there is on thingiverse a aero case for the sram read rear derailleur. And I would possible make one for the shimano RD-M6000 or rd-m3100 which I have. But I dont know when
@@mikegarrigan9113 I dont think they use 3d printer. I would build a Prototype with duct tape and card board. That's faster then wait for every print. For the final Version I think it is painted carbon fiber or Fiberglass. That would be lighter then plastic and more resistant
I wonder when the roadies will get to ride on the noodle spokes🤔 P s. Mike burrows has stated a fully enclosed chain would increase speed by around 1mph (velodrome speeds), so I get the ceramic speed idea. If only the UCI would allow a full enclosure.
: Seldomly have I heard bs of this magnitude like with the new Pinarello TT bike and the rear derailleur. 2 seconds over 25km... I'd like to see the error margin on their calculation :D
Rare to see companies in cycling being very open with the data ( if they even have it ) CeramicSpeed on the other hand published the whitepaper for the ospw Aero on their home page.
@@mikegarrigan9113 : Ceramic Speed bought Friction Facts which is a massive conflict of interest and I don't trust their data if I'm being honest. But also I haven't looked at it. Might check it out.
I find it amusing that I bought a mountain bike over twenty years ago with disc brakes and it's just now that the tech has finally proliferated within roadie events.
Here is silly question. How does Meintjes get his seat tube water bottle out of the cage? Look like it would hit the top tube before clearing the cage.
Video Request! Seat Post setback, saddle fore and aft in relation to your BB, so we can understand how it affects your different leg muscle groups and so we will know how to test ourselves to make sure we have these set correctly to engage both muscle groups.... Please?! Everyone talks about reach, stem length, blah, blah, blah... but don't we have to get the seatpost setback and saddle fore and aft dialed for our legs/pedal stroke FIRST before even entertaining the thought of changing our reach options?
wondering if stefan's wider tires were the reason he crashed on the TT? maybe he was over-confident as a result... but those vittoria tires looked really slippery also.. i'd rather be on conti GP's rubber in rain any day of the week
Maybe, it's difficult to say, Bissegger seems to lock up his wheels in corners with surprising regularity, maybe this time he just pushed his luck a little too far
Nice aero parachute on the rear derailleur. I can see it "working" only when in harder gears to keep the opening around the chain/lower jockey wheel closed up. The moment you have to change into an easier gear all that air turbulence is going to get trapped inside. Absolute marketing BS.
@@ianiscaratti4924 exactly. And there's the weight penalty which obviously they're going to be less concerned about on a flat TT course, but even still..... Marketing BS.
Come visit CeramicSpeed HQ one day Phil :) The marketing team ( that I’m hired by to work with our offroad athletes) is quite small but you might enjoy meeting our larger RandD team.
What was your favourite piece of tech?
Madone!
I really enjoy the derailleur cage. I don't know why lol
its a "Litening", not "Lightning"
As an average guy and weekend road bike warrior, I never feel inadequate with my used road bike when I'm riding against my fellow riders out in the wild or with the guy who challenges me to a hill sprint when he passes me whilst peddling up and out of the saddle. However, when I get to see these TDF bikes up close and see the tech and modern upgrades, I feel like I'm riding a full steel tricycle from 1950! Thanks for the peek behind the curtain Simon and GCN.
It's more the rider than machine, but a half decent one helps 😊...love the older ones too!!!
I attended a cycling camp when I was in high school. Most guys there were riding carbon Specialized bikes. But the fastest guy there was riding a vintage steel frame with like a million spokes and down tube shifters. And he was WAY faster than anyone. It was awesome
@THEDnARACER that's awesome hey, so cool when you see that. Steel is real hehe. A guy in our triathlon club rides a steel tt bike and roadie faster than majority of the new carbon tt bikes that everyone else is using... he has a neo retro setup! He's anti carbon because of its non recycleability
Well, you are not the only one who feels that way 😂
Hey its not the bike that makes the rider its the rider who makes the bike. I dont have a super high end road bike and have passed rider on pricer bikes worry about how you ride before the price of the bike
Si, saw you in Bath today with a sporty Brompton, good to know you ride the full range of bikes out there.
It's always exciting for me every time there's the Tour de France
Si is holding the new Madone and doesn’t say a word about it! Wild
They aren’t sponsored by trek
But yeah it’s hideous at the seat tube top tube seat stay area.
I love.....golddd! The look of it, the feel of it, the shmell of it, the texture.
Love that Goldmember imitation, Si! Cracked me up!
Si discreetly looking at TT tech in order to get back on TT vs road bike. 5 vs 1 round 2😆
I like that we’re seeing 28mm tyres now.
Thanks, Si, and great to see you back on the ground at Le Tour!
Well presented tech info on latest designs. Thank you for this vid. 71, love riding my steel frames and steel spoke clincher wheels. But when I start competing inthe Tour, I'll know what to look for! Thanks again, mate.
4:58 "You know you're on something good when you get shown it in the boot of a car." 🤣
Yeah, those new special Vittoria tyres didn't age well...
all those punctures lol
Classic Vittoria
@@onehourmusicbc I think more referring to their grip in the wet, or lack of it.
@@indorock I don't think it's the grips problem tho, as TT tire aren't known to be grippy anyways?
Tubular tires are better anyway you slice it
Great to see you on the ground and in the thick of it, with hands on new tech. Appreciate it.
There's a saying in motorsport that the best value for money you can get is from professional driver training rather than buying bits to make your car go faster. I would say it applies to bikes too. I bought a set of aero carbon wheels (plus tyres and tubes) and a set of carbon handlebars for around £750. Made practically no difference. I did a total of 9hrs of pilates at my local gym and managed to finally break the 20mph avg speed barrier for the first time in over a year due to the increased flexibility and being able to get lower for longer on the bike. An increase of 0.4mph on a 10.6mile route. For free (kind of. Classes are part of the gym membership). There's only so much speed you can buy from newer shinier bits for your bike, so before you fork out, ask yourself if YOU can be upgraded in some way.
So true
The rider is always the biggest cause of drag. Look head on and the criss section of the bike is tiny compared to the human on top.
Sorry, pilates doesn't sell kit. Cycling is the worlds new golf....
On the one hand, great point. Nothing makes you faster like better fitness.
On the other hand, if you find it fun to tinker and you like tech, why not? Unless you go crazy high end, ultra-marginal stuff, cycling is really not that expensive as far as hobbies are concerned. Even with small budgets you can have fun upgrading your bike even when it isn't going to make you faster. Besides, I don't race so going faster isn't really even the main thing.
@@leafan101 exactly. Most people don't race, so upgrading a lot of things is pointless as usually the increased cost is purely to save a couple of grams here and there.
I am so proud of the danes in this years Le Tour De France. jonas vingegaard, mads pedersen and so on really raised some eyebrows this year🇩🇰🥰
Btw im from denmark
Surprised you guys didn't look at the new Giant Propel, certainly new tech there
Don't really see much on Giant from GCN, it's almost like if you don't sponsor them they mostly ignore you.
They probably already covered it. The video just isn't being released yet.
@@eteocles4452 they covered the last one. They'll cover this one too
@@veganpotterthevegan I'd imagine you're correct
Giant and BikeExchange have put in a lot of time in the wind tunnel and it's shown in their improved TT results, unfortunately there's only so much we can cram into one Tech Tour!
Awesome presenter and content. Just GOLD !!!!!!!
😂
That Trek sure did go faster. What a dominante sprint to finish the race with.
I started riding 28mm tubeless tyres back in 2016, glad to see the Pro's are finally catching up. On. side note, I ordered a set of the Conti tyres back in February now I know why they're still on back order, Continental sent them all to France.
So heavy though in the lower levels
On another video, they revealed that the TDF guys were using a 25 on the front, and a 28 on the rear. Supposedly backed by science?
Tony Martin was running 28s a while ago. I know I was running 28s out back and a 25 up front until I retired in 2009. But I was a low level, 185lb pro
@@markadams7328 science and unquestionably better comfort and grip.
I started racing on 21.5mm vittoria cx tubs once I had to race on my spares: 23mm Michelin hps. They looked like balloons at the time 🤣 they were so grippy I ditched the tubs after that. Anything over 25 wouldn't fit in my 1993 Lemond frame.
Si could move into acting quite easily I think. Great presentation and personality.
Gooooold!!
the 56 ( and even wider) teeth chainring wasn't uncommon amongst professional road-racers, when the lowest cog was the 13, Hinault and many others before and after him used them in time-trial stages
Conti GPS: my favourite! After reading all the tech about fatter tyres I ditched the 23mm Conti 4000 and shod my Spesh Allez with 28 mm tyres.
Thinking back to previous rides on roads covered with huge stone chips and tar on 23 mm tyres at 100 psi…..😬
Which allez do you have (year) and which tyres? Not sure if I can fit 28mm on my allez :(
ok, I get it, many roads are more pock marked than the Moon’s 🌝 surface….but 23mm tubular #VeloFlex on set of Fulcrum Racing Zeros…”Catch me if you can like the Gingerbread 👨🏽 man and have a gat in hand!!..”-Biggie Smalls
5:10 - Goldchain and cassette was all the rage allready back in 1982 when I was racing... Well, it wasn't called cassette, but you oldtimers know what I mean. Personally I preferred the Maillard cassette with sedis ultra oro chain. Maillard being chromed/silverfinished.
3:30 i really love that streetwear has a place, in not only cycling, but also the pinacle of competitive cycling
Yeah me too, however I think the palace collab on bikes and kit looks ugly as shit
5:32 - I enjoyed that Gold Member reference!
I really enjoyed Si Gold Member impression... "I LOVE GOOOOOLD!'' 🤣 Brilliant content as always GCN Team 👏🏼
I had a Zwift ad right
When he said it. The last line of the song is makes you gooo. Then it cut back to Si saying ooollld 😂
@@_AJH_ great way to cut an ad clip with another clip. Good thing it wasn't something explicit 😅
glad you enjoyed it
Talking about big chainrings I've seen 64 toothed ones at the opening stage: a dinner plate for 2🤣
Fistbump for the Austin Powers reference 🤜🤛
Pinarello "We've designed a new Bike!"
Also Pinarello "F!!! What are we going to call it!!!"
Pinarello "Excellent suggestion, we'll go with that"
54 and 56 chainrings were used by Steve Bauer and other riders of the Motorola and Discover channel team back in the day
It is very useful for cross chaining when you don't want to pull faster cadences. By using a bigger front chainring and cross chaining to bigger sprockets, your cadence is lower but your speed increases. This is extremely important in flat stages where you need to stop breakaways.
The Pinarello Bolide F is so fast you need to wear a Gilet to help decelerate into the corners
1:42 those look like XTR(MTB) rotors as well. I like when they go with what's the best and not what is supposed to be there because of the branding.
those are the new dura-ace ones. the dura ace smtr900 are discontinued and replaced with the current rtmt900 xtr ones. lighter and capable of handling more heat
There's no difference any more. XTR, DA and Saint are exactly the same
That Ceramic Speed pulley wheel housing is such marketing BS. Simon’s scepticism is totally justified imho. If you have the time look up the Hambini video on the subject.
and the disc brake marketing BS
Whether it works or not, I'm genuinely shocked it doesn't fall afoul of UCI's "no bespoke aerodynamic farings" rule since that's literally what it is - a faring around the jockey wheels.
@@paulhowell7103 discs are an absolute game changer in the wet. Theres tons of marketing bs out there, but discs aint it.
@@paulhowell7103 Disc brakes are here to stay, they're just better
Save 2 seconds over 40km at pro tour riding speed. I'd like to see that proven. Marketing crap of the highest order
Can we appreciate how SLF motion is behind most of the rear derailleurs design? They were designing those cages well before ceramic speed
Thats actually wrong ! 😂
Ospw timeline was Carver, CeramicSpeed, etc, etc, etc
0:20 did you see that custom cross-weave carbon layup ironing board leaning against the team equipment truck? That's flat out hot!
I had to LMAO when you got to Stefan Bissegger's new Vittoria tires, considering that he slid out twice in the opening TT.
The TT probably could have been better for him 😬
3:38 those tires will propably stay limited XD after that two crashes
5:31 I understood that reference! I did.
Just got installed an air chain on my tt bike , ideal for downhill course
bisseggers tires didnt do to test good :p
No shoutout for Bissegger's 64 tooth dinner plate of a chainring for the opening TT. Balls of steel
The Factor rear wheel 🤯🤯🤩🤩
Si! glad to see you)
Ceramicspeed must be the biggest money spinning con in cycling. It's laughable that people spend ludicrous amounts of money on it.
The fools and their money and all that...
It’s not about speed though it’s about the style and bling. I upgrade my bike for looks probably 50% and the other 50 is actual performance reasons.
Too bad there was very little aero could do in that first stage (short stage + many turns + rain)
We'll see in the other one :)
Great tech as always!
I'm surprised they went as fast as they did with those conditions.
Maybe that's why Geraint Thomas decided to hide his expensive skinsuit under a gilet 🤔
At 0:08 what does that ironing board do at the Ineos truck?
I see that there are wash machines in the truck, but I hope they don't ironing their Castelli riding clothes. :-)
Could it be a supplier and supply chain issue with team INEOS not having any rim brake frames/wheels and tubular wheels/tires? The all-important mountain stages could really benefit from lighter setups begotten from rim brake frames/wheels and tubular wheels.
Is anyone using rim brakes in the tour ? I've not noticed any.
Very good.
1980's I raced as a Junior on Campagnolo deep section with 18mm Specialized full slicks.
Tyres appear to be so much wider now!
And at 150 psi ?
Walt, the new bike is claimed to belighter, stiffer and more aero? Shocking.
whilst you are both at the tour right now, it would be great if you and matt stephens could record a short collab video (even if just a course recce together). Imagine the views.
I just got a gold chain. I love it.
The section on Bissegger's tyres didn't age well!
Yes, I was looking for what tyres he used. Now we know.
I bet the tyres are ace. Shame about the nervous bike handler in the rain! 🥶
@@mental9mikey iIrc the team had multiple crashes, not only Bissegger
I think he blamed the tyres being too new ? They'd not scrubbed off the moulding additives.
Either that or he was trying too hard.
Tubless and wide tyres with rim brakes, same as with mountain biking I woukd say
I have always like Si, but after that Goldmember impression I like him way more.
I'll stick with my 1991 Campy Chorus Masi Gran Criterium or 1990 Eddy Merckx SLX with Campy Chorus... .. THE FEEL OF STEEL IS REAL! ... I like my Cervelo with Campy Record also... HA HA HA!!!
Is that a carbon fiber ironing board leaning against the bus in the opening sequence? Is it real carbon, or Ali Express carbon?
My main man Simon plus new TDF tech = Awesome !!
What about a new cycling center in Palestine?
The aero derailleur is a thing what I would take. But it's possible to Remake it with 3d printing
You just gave me some ideas... :D
@@rhobson there is on thingiverse a aero case for the sram read rear derailleur.
And I would possible make one for the shimano RD-M6000 or rd-m3100 which I have. But I dont know when
CeramicSpeed Certainly used the printer a great deal while going through the many prototype iterations.
@@mikegarrigan9113 I dont think they use 3d printer. I would build a Prototype with duct tape and card board.
That's faster then wait for every print.
For the final Version I think it is painted carbon fiber or Fiberglass. That would be lighter then plastic and more resistant
I work at CeramicSpeed , ill let them know about the time savings of cardboard and tape!!
What about the UAE TT bike with the low rear tube
I wonder when the roadies will get to ride on the noodle spokes🤔
P s. Mike burrows has stated a fully enclosed chain would increase speed by around 1mph (velodrome speeds), so I get the ceramic speed idea. If only the UCI would allow a full enclosure.
Hey SRAM, I'd like a gold chain, too!
I'm looking to crash twice in an upcoming tt. Where can I get those tires?
Si is the bomb.
Excellent coverage
no wonder i saw louis meintjez
i saw him running uphill carrying his bike
faster than those pedaling(stage 5 tdf 2022)
great advertising for vittoria with bissegger crashing twice in the tt :)
Pedersen and huge chainrings name a better duo LOL
Bissingers special tyres obviously don't grip too well ;)
Maybe the teams should consider some tires with more grip in the wet?
: Seldomly have I heard bs of this magnitude like with the new Pinarello TT bike and the rear derailleur. 2 seconds over 25km... I'd like to see the error margin on their calculation :D
Rare to see companies in cycling being very open with the data ( if they even have it )
CeramicSpeed on the other hand published the whitepaper for the ospw Aero on their home page.
@@mikegarrigan9113 : Ceramic Speed bought Friction Facts which is a massive conflict of interest and I don't trust their data if I'm being honest. But also I haven't looked at it. Might check it out.
How many speeds on that SRAM cassette?
thanks for the mention at the end.
I find it amusing that I bought a mountain bike over twenty years ago with disc brakes and it's just now that the tech has finally proliferated within roadie events.
And it still appears to be facing heavy resistance based on the comment sections of any of our disc brake maintenance videos
Maybe G should ride the new Trek so he would have a place to put his gillet.
Bessinger crashed twice on those fancy Vittoria tires during the prologue
And Si totally overlooks the seat tube of the red Trek. lol
What's that in the left-side image of the thumbnail?
The Hope HB.T x Lotus Bike GCN reviewed for Brit Olympic Team has more tech changes that 2022 tour bikes? would it be HOPE HB.T be UCI legal?
"Bolide" pronunciation: on point 📍
Here is silly question. How does Meintjes get his seat tube water bottle out of the cage? Look like it would hit the top tube before clearing the cage.
An inconvenience affecting short riders everywhere! Pulling it out at a slight angle usually does the trick
Where can i get them palace disc wheels? @3:33mins
Should've lowered the pressure even more for Bissegger...
Video Request! Seat Post setback, saddle fore and aft in relation to your BB, so we can understand how it affects your different leg muscle groups and so we will know how to test ourselves to make sure we have these set correctly to engage both muscle groups.... Please?! Everyone talks about reach, stem length, blah, blah, blah... but don't we have to get the seatpost setback and saddle fore and aft dialed for our legs/pedal stroke FIRST before even entertaining the thought of changing our reach options?
Disc bikes now really light in the world tour. Certain social media commentators will be going quiet now
It was only ever a matter of time before disc brake bikes got closer and closer to the UCI weight limit
wondering if stefan's wider tires were the reason he crashed on the TT? maybe he was over-confident as a result... but those vittoria tires looked really slippery also.. i'd rather be on conti GP's rubber in rain any day of the week
Maybe, it's difficult to say, Bissegger seems to lock up his wheels in corners with surprising regularity, maybe this time he just pushed his luck a little too far
The Ineo's ironing board not even mention...😔
I have a 12 speed ultegra 11-30, if i change to 11-34 do I need to modify or change any set up of my rd / fd?
Thanks
Si...whats the width of the tire at 1:43? 28mm? 30mm?
How did you hold the new Madone and not reference it’s new hollow seat post as a new tech? 🤔
Simon mentions above about an upcoming video
those 28mm vittoria tires cost stefan bissegger a stage win though😂
That rear derailleur cage will be extremely hard to clean
And the new Canyon Ultimate? did not see?
who has the best blood thinners?
Nice bikes , still 10% bike 90% rider
I'm gutted Si didn't talk about Ineos's ironing board
Wowww, soooo lightweight. 7.1kg!
Nice aero parachute on the rear derailleur. I can see it "working" only when in harder gears to keep the opening around the chain/lower jockey wheel closed up. The moment you have to change into an easier gear all that air turbulence is going to get trapped inside.
Absolute marketing BS.
on the other aide you should ride more in the easier gears because it bends the chain less and saves friction. this friction science is a mess
@@ianiscaratti4924 exactly. And there's the weight penalty which obviously they're going to be less concerned about on a flat TT course, but even still.....
Marketing BS.
Well, to be fair, you would have the greatest benefits of aero things when going at high speeds, which would be in the harder gears
Come visit CeramicSpeed HQ one day Phil :)
The marketing team ( that I’m hired by to work with our offroad athletes) is quite small but you might enjoy meeting our larger RandD team.
@@dirktolboom4060 wrong . the hardest gears don't get used... that's why the front chainring is so huge.
Was that an Austin Powers reference???
Why disc brakes on tt bike?
to share the same wheel. brake later in the wet. have the used and trusted hydro modulation
@@ianiscaratti4924 And what is the benefit of having brakes that share the same wheel? I mean the bike is heavier and less aerodynamic isnt it?