Originally Posted by
Carbonfiberboy
Nice post. An even bigger deal is aero position. I just put aero bars on our tandem and modded Stoker's position to be much more aero. When we get down, it's like firing JATOs. Incredible, immediate acceleration, same effort. Not to hijack or anything. . . Reply on a new thread of your own if you want. "My position is better than your position."
I couldn't agree more:
http://rothrockcyrcle.wordpress.com/...-my-aerolab-2/
Every gear decision I make is done with aerodynamics as an important consideration. It's very useful (and kinda fun) to see what the aero impacts are for various setups, as determined by field tests on my actual bike, so it's 100% relevant - no extrapolation from other types of tests conducted by other people required.