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Thanks for the advice, all. I agree @Sainsburys_Ed, I can't really make up my mind whether to wear one or not as the only TT I did before was on my old winter bike, clip on bars and the biggest aerodynamic nod was taping my jersey pockets shut and when a mate from the club and I both were between 21-22 minutes (not bragging, honest), it felt good given how many skinsuits and TT rigs were warming up in the carpark.
@clubman I've not been put off by the equipment aspect of it at all really, as it seems obvious that you get as fast as your legs will allow you before starting to get the gear that will make the little differences. My clubmate had an aero helmet and shoe covers, so I was guessing that for £50 + £15 I could get some 'free' speed for not loads of money - it'll be the same winter bike with normal alloy wheels at the weekend. I guess @hippy makes sense that there's no point in getting gear until position is locked down - my thinking was that I will probably get a helmet and the rest at some point, so if there's a cheap one going then why wait..
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@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....