When I got home from work yesterday, I only had about 30 minutes to test out my new Rudy Project Wingspan Aero helmet. I was like a kid who runs home from school to test out his new baseball glove before he goes to practice. I tore off my clothes at the door and quickly got into my tri suit. I pulled my bike out into the street and hopped on for a ride. In my mind I had built up the speed that would come from this helmet. I was going to fly like a bullet! I could tell a noticeable difference over my regular road bike helmet. The ride was a lot louder from the wind moving around the helmet. It was a loudness that I had not experienced before. I couldn't tell if I was actually going faster because of the helmet or if it was the speed work I had been doing over the past few weeks. Lately I've been making some big gains in my biking abilities and it's hard to distinguish between physical gains and gains made my mechanical upgrades. I've read online how the best investment that maximizes speed per dollar spent is in an aero helmet. So when faced with the decision to invest in a Zipp wheel set or an aero helmet, I went the cheaper, more efficient route. I know the helmet is making a difference. I think the difference can be seen in my power output. I don't have enough background knowledge to tell if the aerodynamics of the helmet increased my power output by X percentage. I know that I biked pretty fast yesterday and I could feel the wind flying past my helmet. But that's all I can really say at this point. I don't have a negative thing to say about it. The only definite positive that I can state is that it's light weight and it's not bulky in size. Once I ride a few more times with it on and switch it out with my old helmet, I'll update my thoughts and opinions.
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