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if the winner of the National 10 and the Best British All Rounder had followed our advice this year then they wouldn't have delivered the fantastic results they have
They were already race-proven on other bikes though, so it's not like they were virgin TTers.
Bussell was sponsored/provided for so must've already shown he was decent and Bideau was doing 47min 25s in his second season of TTing.
hippy
@onyerbike its a tough one, there's a big risk of looking like a chump if you buy all the kit and turn up at a race before you have actually done the training and got your legs sorted, whereas if you are on a road bike you get big respect for TT'ing without the advantages of throwing cash at the problem.
Its also worth noting that the assumptions in the document posted by Pifko is on the assumption you are travelling at over 50kph, their effect at <40kph is likely to be significantly different...
fast kit =! fast rider in my experience!
that said if the winner of the National 10 and the Best British All Rounder had followed our advice this year then they wouldn't have delivered the fantastic results they have....