Performance Process: Aero testing 101
Spin Cycle
Escape Collective
4.9 • 1.1K Ratings
🗓️ 3 November 2023
⏱️ 15 minutes
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Summary
Aerodynamics have taken over cycling in the past decade or two. From frames to wheels to clothing, riders can now aero-optimise every aspect of their ride. We also know aerodynamics are highly individual, a fast helmet for one rider might be slow for another. Despite the uptake and understanding of aerodynamics, individual testing lags way behind.
In this week's Performance Process, we talk to Escape Collective member, Notio Konect aero meter inventor/founder, and World Tour aero consultant Marc Graveline. Marc takes us on a DIY aero testing 101, breaking down the various options, testing protocols and essential tips for optimising at home.
Hear how Marc runs his tests, what to test, and how aero testing can on average save a rider 22 watts. Marc also breaks down to complexity that may present a hurdle to some aero-curious riders and explains how we can aero test at zero expense.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome back to Performance Process, everybody. I'm Kayle Fritz. |
| 0:16.0 | I'm Ronan. We won. The Europeans. Process. We won. |
| 0:20.0 | You did take a resounding victory. |
| 0:22.6 | Congratulations on that. |
| 0:24.2 | Until I forget halfway through this episode |
| 0:25.7 | and we go right back. |
| 0:27.2 | Today's episode of performance process. |
| 0:29.9 | It's the first in a series, actually. |
| 0:32.2 | The series is called Arrow 101. It's all about |
| 0:35.4 | Arrow Testing, really, and we're going to have a couple different episodes on this. They're not necessarily |
| 0:39.5 | going to be sequential, like next week is going to be something something else but we will have a pile of |
| 0:43.8 | episodes on this the first one here is all about essentially DIY arrow |
| 0:49.1 | testing what exactly does that mean Ronan yeah we spoke to Mark Govellin, who is, well, he was one of the founders of the Notio Aerometer a few years back now. |
| 1:00.0 | He's also like a World Tour Air Arrow consultant for some World Tour teams and we were discussing |
| 1:05.8 | basically all the ends and outs of what you need to know if you want to go doing Arrow testing |
| 1:10.5 | at home so we talked about first of all the sort of complexity around it and |
| 1:15.2 | the sort of how to overcome that barrier we looked at how to figure out the |
| 1:19.3 | perfect venue how to find the venue sort of the testing protocols you should follow and then you know |
| 1:25.4 | looking into just sort of managing expectations that you know how many things can you test |
| 1:30.6 | on one day how should you start day? What should you be testing and everything |
| 1:34.3 | around that? And then sort of just everything that goes into sort of analyzing your results and having |
| 1:40.0 | confidence in your well first of all confidence and in the results that you're getting but |
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