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06-06-02, 08:20 PM
I have an aluminum frame, somewhat normal geometry, but I'd like to push the aero envelope.
What I'm envisioning is filling in the area between the seatstays and seat tube (above the rear tire) with some kind of aerodynamic shielding....plastic, aluminum, whatever...not as a permanent attachment, but as something that can be added during races to streamline the frame (clip on? velcro? clamp?). The Kestrel Talon's aero framework inspires this thinking.
Because the front of the seat tube is round and not elliptical, I'd like to consider doing something there too....and perhaps immediately behind the headtube.
Is this preposterous? Not legal? Are there companies that already do what I'm talking about? Is it even worth it? Just go buy a Kestrel Talon already??? :confused:
Many thanks for whatever insight you are able to provide.
What I'm envisioning is filling in the area between the seatstays and seat tube (above the rear tire) with some kind of aerodynamic shielding....plastic, aluminum, whatever...not as a permanent attachment, but as something that can be added during races to streamline the frame (clip on? velcro? clamp?). The Kestrel Talon's aero framework inspires this thinking.
Because the front of the seat tube is round and not elliptical, I'd like to consider doing something there too....and perhaps immediately behind the headtube.
Is this preposterous? Not legal? Are there companies that already do what I'm talking about? Is it even worth it? Just go buy a Kestrel Talon already??? :confused:
Many thanks for whatever insight you are able to provide.