retro vs modern bike

[cyberknight]

Interesting you tube video

 

[fossyant]

TT bike vs road bike - hmmm. Bad test.

 

[Scilly Suffolk]

It would be a bit of a shocker if there had been no progress in sixty-odd years.

Mind you, throw Merckx (peace be upon him) into the equation...

 

[tyred]

That bike looks more '70s than '50s to me.

 

[Cheradenine]

2 minutes ish?

I call bullshirt and a contrived test.

 

[Smokin Joe]

TT bike vs road bike - hmmm. Bad test.

That was a time trial bike before the mid eighties.

 

[MrB1obby]

So you either pay between £50-£100 for an 80's bike and wear normal sporting clothes, or pay 2k upwards whilst wearing lycra and be about 2mph better average speed....?

Is that wrong or does anyone else feel that's a bit of a waste of money...

Even so...I still want the carbon

 

[fossyant]

Tribars & helmet made the biggest difference, followed by wheels, clothing and rest of bike.

Slap tri bars on an old bike and a pointy helmet, then there will be less difference.

 

[tongskie01]

race a lowracer and wear nothing. that will make a lot of difference. http://www.velokraft.com/templates/velokraft/img/mod/pix/nocom1.jpg