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Originally Posted by
Jrasero
I 100% agree. It hasn't stopped me into buying into the aero marketing buzz, but yeah in real world scenarios aero IMO doesn't matter as much especially as a smaller rider. On a shallow light wheelset I can spin up and climb better, granted I do makeup time on the flats and descending with an aero bike.
I was thinking about an aero bike on yesterday's ride, when facing a 15 mph headwind for 6 miles. Sheesh.
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