I used my Boardman in a club time trial a couple of weeks ago. I won averaging 25mph. I raced against experienced guys on Felt and
Ribble TT bikes with teardrop aero helmets and skin suits. It was only 5 miles, and this was my first ever go at a TT, but I beat some of them by at least 20-30 seconds, some of them by a minute. I could probably safely say that my bike was the cheapest there by a margin.
Are we seriously saying that I'm x seconds better than them PLUS another 8% or so allowing for equipment? So spending an extra £1k for a Ribble TT bike or equivalent will save me 35 seconds per 5 miles??? Are we sure?
What times do you expect me to get on a bike costing 6 times the Boardman?! It's a light carbon aero frame. With clip on steel aero bars I can get a decent position. I don't agree that I'll be making those sort of time savings... I might if I trained harder, not if I spent more.