Originally Posted by
rdtompki
I'd like to see links to both "studies" and analysis. There is no doubt a good deal going on when aero-oriented improvements are introduced and I'll plead guilty to not having spent much time on this, but I believe a first order aero model shows that the percentage saved will be constant. The faster rider saves 1.7% which at 25mph is 60 seconds. The slower rider saves 1.7% which at 20mph is 75 seconds. There are certainly other factors which affect this relationship.
You don't need "studies" for this sort of relatively simple analysis.
One can quite easily model what is going on and all kinds of online calculators can easily give you the answers, as mentioned before in this thread.
Being earo will always make you faster, at any speed.
The faster you go, the bigger the relative difference will be.