Originally Posted by
WhyFi
No, aerodynamics is a huge benefit to proper fitting cycling clothes, but it may not be high on the list of priorities for all. Would it make a difference for you, in the scenario outlined above? Absolutely. How much? Certainly on the order of minutes. Someone like rchung could give you a better idea of the magnitude, but I like him too much to tag him in a thread like this.
thank you for the actually-helpful response! i’m not racing anyone but myself so minutes don’t really matter … but there’s no denying that it’s (more) fun to go faster with the same amount of work.