Is it just me, or is everyone confused by seths last post??
Ok, well TT helmets have been proven to reduce your 40km TT results by upwards of 2-3 minutes. Which is huge. If you do the same course in the same time after adding a TT helmet, you are reducing the wattage output that you need to maintain that speed. So think about it in terms of triathlon, less wattage needed, less fatigue, faster run time, faster race.
All kinds of people say that work on the engine, its all the person riding it. I agree, but if you can esentially get something like a 2 minute drop for $100 one time fee. Then sign me up. People are way to quick to say that you dont need it, yada yada, work on the engine, blah blah. Yet they are the ones that seem to be middle to back of the pack. This year I got down to a 39.85km/h 30kmTT. I think that without a dought if I had a TT helmet on, I woulda broken the magic 40km/h mark.