Desire: wind-cheating gear for faster time trials

Speedy kit from Santini, Castelli, Endura, Giro, Poc, Lazer, Mavic, Suplest and Bont. Fast bikes from Ridley, Cervélo and Neil Pryde.

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In the marshlands of estuarial Essex, beneath enormous turbines that harness the wind, a time trialist slips into an array of gear that’s been designed to defy it.

Santini Speed Shell

Bont Vaypor S shoes

Giro Aerohead

Lazer Wasp Air

Suplest Aero

Endura Drag2Zero Enscapulator

Body Paint 3.3 by Castelli

Cervélo P5 Six

Mavic Comete Ultimate

Neil Pryde Bayamo

Ridley Dean

Bioracer Concept

A version of this article first appeared in Rouleur 17.6

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