Subject: Aero wheels on road bike Hi All,
First post.
I have completed a first season of tri and love it.
I have a Torelli-framed/Campy road bike with T2+ aero bars and Mavice open pro rims. I have moved the seat as far forward as possible, and have set the bars low. The T2s allow for fore and aft adjustment of the bars, so I have placed them where I believe is most aero. Over the winter I will have a new fit done, and replace the seatpost and/or base bars to get me in the most aerodynamic position. I know that this is not as good as a Tri geometry bike, but this is for now.
My question is, do aero race wheels help more or less if your bike is not the most aerodynamic? In other words, will aero wheels on my road bike help less/as much/more than such wheels on a true aero tri bike?
My initial thoughts is that they might actually help more as there is more speed to find. Front wheel should be the same as it is ahead of the bike. Because of turbulance at the rear wheel, perhaps the aero wheel will do more to correct this problem and return laminar flow? I am just not sure. Has any research been done?
TIA.
Gordon |