Quote Originally Posted by mimitabby
There was an article recently that pointed out that your money is better spent on aerodynamic helmets than it is on skinnier tires/wheels. It also said that
it is more aerodynamic to have your water bottle cage on the seat upright tube
instead of the angled tubes.
Lastly, and least useful was that gloves create a lot of aero resistance.
Quote Originally Posted by Geonz
FOr the purposes of this situation, that article is RONG. (I know, that's wrong ;-))
That article was in a recent issue of Bicycling magazine. They were specifically talking about time trialing, though, so the guys who did the study were into minutiae way beyond the question in this thread. Interesting stuff, though: Revenge of the Nerds.

I've been thinking of getting another set of tires for my 'cross bike. It came with 32's that have just a bit of tread, but I'm thinking about maybe getting something a bit knobbier for when I know I'll be riding in sand, gravel or mud. Or, I could go the other way and get slightly thinner and smoother tires to go faster on pavement... Hrmmm... How long is it till Christmas?