Originally Posted by
OUGrad05
biggest contributors to my speed increase of the last year are likely in this order:
Training
Tires
Positioning on bike (was already reasonably well positioned, this can make a huge difference if you're too upright)
Wheels
Can I quibble with your order? I'm just not convinced that the tires do quite that much. Positioning on the bike can be huge.
I've recently been working to optimize my hand and arm position, hands on the hoods, elbows a little below the hands
and in. The gains are noticeable. My upgrade from Conti- 4-seasons to GP5000s? Yeah, that helped too, but I don't think as much.
Just my opinion.