Originally Posted by
Hermes
You can do the San Diego wind tunnel, Velo Sports Center ERO aero testing or you and I can go to the SD velodrome and use my aero calculation spread sheet. All we need is accurate speed and power data over a couple of good laps per test and we can calculate CdA for the setup tested. ERO is slicker, more accurate and continuous and you learn a lot and of course the wind tunnel can do yaw angle, smoke and other cool stuff.
+1 to this
i'd love to be able to waltz down to a velodrome located 2 hours away, pay $600, and have my zero-yaw CdA determined
given that a good bike fit cost ~$300 these days, $600 doesn't seem all that ridiculous