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Overall wattage saving between £900 and £3000 road bike

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  • May 15, 2019 at 9:54 am #29647
    susurruspeanut

    Hi all, has anyone seen any data or otherwise has a feel for roughly how many watts you would save when upgrading from a roughly £900 road bike (lots of external cables, no aero features) to a £3k bike (aero wheels, aero down tube etc.) at say 40 kph?

    Cheers!

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  • May 15, 2019 at 11:15 am #942061
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    Simon E

    Some data from tests by

    Some data from tests by highly respected Tour magazine show it’s much less than the brands would have you believe (source) – typically around 1 minute over 4 hours of riding. But then again, hard facts and marketing are not comfortable bedfellows.

    Specialized claim the Venge 50 secs faster than a 1980s steel bike over 40 km, using the same wheels.

    If you want to be more aero then much larger (and cheaper) gains can be had by wearing a skinsuit, an aero helmet, lower your bars to get a flatter back and practice riding in the drops or crouched over the hoods. But don’t be surprised if it’s not terribly enjoyable.

    If you’re not racing it’s irrelevant. Just buy the bike you like best (one that fits you well, of course).

    Also, you could do a lot with that £2,100 you will have saved.

    May 15, 2019 at 10:46 am #942059
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    EddyBerckx

    I know specialized put out
    I know specialized put out these sort of stats when comparing their tarmac road bike with their venge aero road bike, but the tarmac is usually of a comparable price tbh (and obviously, comes out slower/less watts etc)

    Theres probably something out there closer to what you’re after

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