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.

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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