Originally Posted by
Cramic
Are the bikes, at the top end, all innovated out and everybody is essentially riding the same machine?
I wouldn't call them all the same, but it's definitely small variations of a theme - carbon frames with aero design considerations, electronic shifting, hydraulic disc brakes, and medium-depth carbon wheels. More and more teams are moving away from tubular tires and going with tubeless clinchers. There are still a few teams running tubulars, but the number gets smaller every year.