Aero Helmets:
The trouble with aero helmets quite simply is that they’re bullshit.
Now some of you might call me a Retrogrouch and while that might be true, I still appreciate technology where it makes sense. This does not make sense. It makes sense in a time trial where it’s you and the wind and you’re not moving out of that position.
But on the road? I don’t know man, something tells me this is just more marketing bullshit to make you buy more stuff you don’t need. They’ll claim to be faster than a non-aero helmet, but maybe that’s not true.
They claim to save this drag and add this many watts and save this much time and blah, blah, blah. Every time someone does a test, every manufacturer argues the results, and no one can settle on a agreed upon conclusion. They just don’t pass the smell test to me. They don’t appear to have effected results of any race in any way either. The same guys still win, some with aero helmets, some without. And speaking of tests, they certainly don’t pass the eye test. GOD DAMN these things are ugly! If you can put one of these on and look in the mirror and say to yourself, “Fuck, I look great”, then the Kool-Aid has already seeped into your DNA.
Just say no.
Fight me.
Regards Henry
5 comments:
Aren't most marginal gains BS unless you are in a lab? It's a fancy way to convince someone to upgrade their helmet, brakes, skinsuit, etc. The nice thing is that if YOU believe it makes you faster, it probably will.
good point.
Feel fast, ride fast!
Marginal gains or not, I think the swiss cheese helmets look worse than some aero helmets. You're just used to the swiss cheese. Get over it.
Henry, anyone can give a shit opinion about what they don’t like. Quit being a hater and take it to the next level - what helmets do you like?
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