Even at 30 km/h, air resistance accounts for 80% of the total resistance that a racing cyclist has to overcome. This resistance can be reduced by reducing the surface area exposed to the wind. We can help you do this with our new virtual wind tunnel!
Using a special camera and software, we calculate the surface area that you offer the wind in your usual position on the bike. And what happens if you manage to reduce this area by 7% by moving to a lower position. At 60km/h, which is what a professional cyclist achieves in a time trial, that's 40 to 50 watts, and at around 40km/h it can still be a good 20 watts.
But it's not quite that simple. The aim is to maintain this position as fatigue-free as possible over a longer period of time, for most of us over five hours in an Ironman. That's why we combine our aero fitting with our Full Body 3D bikefitting system and the saddle pressure measurement from gebiomized. This largely eliminates the possibility of the reduced air resistance being offset by reduced power development.
The system is also used by Team Ineos and the 2018 Junior World Champion to continuously optimize the position on the bike.
If you want to use it too, you can book your appointment here!