Originally Posted by
jefnvk
Not quite sure I'm following you here. Are you saying if you put a rider that could average 13mph and one that could ride 25mph on the same course, the presence or lack of a suit would affect the 13mph rider more?
Depending on your perspective, yes.
As I understand it, the 13 mph rider will actually save more total time over a given distance. But, the percentage of time saved will be lower. So for example (I'm just making these numbers up) lets assume a 13 mph rider and a 26 mph rider. For a 13 mile course, the 13 mph rider might save 1 minute over an hour of riding. The 26 mph rider may save 40 seconds over half an hour of riding. Something like that.
But all this is just going by what I've read here.
Ultimately, it will make both riders slightly faster. It's up to you if that is worth the cost/expense of a speed suit. I don't own one, so it clearly isn't worth it to me.