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That's the age old argument though - is it necessary or is it fairing? The new bars are clearly fairings but if CTT are happy to allow them, then I'll run one. Who's going to be the first person to make huge wings from their 2 aerobars that deflect out the sides as well as simply covering the arms? Arms Race.. geddit?
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Who's going to be the first person to make huge wings from their 2 aerobars that deflect out the sides
Wasn't it @xavierdisley ? 😁
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is it necessary or is it fairing?
That's why I'd put a number to it and leave your question to the philosophers. I think the number is somewhere in the vicinity of 100cm² for the total red area, similar rule for the rear elevation to allow a behind the arse bottle without turning it into Oscar Egg
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No, I was simply pointing out that despite all the fuss back then, most of the fast people now are more shielded than Nik ever was. You can't have zero shielding, because even a flat MTB bar blocks the rider to an extent of about 50cm2