Originally Posted by
Kimmo
Yeah, probably. Does your position have any more drop than his?
I would doubt my position would be lower than his, at the time I still had my stock 100mm stem at the -6 degree angle and not a lot of saddle-bar drop, so if anything I would naturally be more upright. After a year of owning my bike I finally changed to 115mm (also -6 degree). He probably has a more aggressive position due to his being a specialty crit guy, so who knows what was going on that day with our riding or maybe just small differences in NP.
I've been down the road of looking at gear for marginal gains, and I love geeking out, but for me the gear and even speed is secondary to watts and doing what it takes to improve my watts at various durations.