Difference between riding and training?

[fossyant]

PS folks GrasB is quoting bent riding, they are considerably quicker than a 'normal upright' and they have advantage of putting their back into it as well as aero advantage.

Am I right ?

 

[GrasB]

PS folks GrasB is quoting bent riding, they are considerably quicker than a 'normal upright' and they have advantage of putting their back into it as well as aero advantage.

Yes & no. Racing & TTs are done on uprights. Actually modern aerodynamic TT & road bikes are very close to bents, the course tuning of aerodynamics on unfaired bents is a long way behind that of DFs. My Road & TT bikes are very clean aerodynamically, the TT bike sits between my 2 'bents (one is USS the other OSS) for aero & my road bike with my road bike being a little bit behind the slower of my 'bents. It's only when you start getting into fairings & velomobiles that you start to see big gains.