Has there ever been a bike that was designed for sprinting, as in no designed to be used with aerobars? Only drop bars, only for sprinting.
I think corners get cut when there is "one bike to do everything". With all of the money being spent, why not simply make THREE bikes:
- Mass start
- Sprint (match sprint, keirin, team sprint)
- Time Trial
I bet if you let the engineers pursue 3 unrelated tracks you'll get 3 different, highly specialized, great bikes.