It hasbeena goodrun.FirstunleashedontotheWorldTourin 2015,Endura’sSurfaceSiliconeTopography(akaSST)technology,
developed in conjunction with Drag2Zero’s Simon Smart, has been banned by the UCI for use in their competitions.Thisis notthefirsttimeScottishaeroinnovatorshaveprovedtoofastfortheUCItohandle.Disruptorin ChiefGraemeObree
famouslysawtwoofhisaeropositions– the“Crouch”and“Superman”– redcardedaftersuccessfulrecordrides.Lastyear
GraememetSimonSmartandtestedhisearly1990sridingpositionsin Drag2Zero’sstateoftheartF1windtunnel –
the results were a fascinating insight into aero tech, radical positions and a world class athlete.ThiswasalsowhereGraememetupwithVittoriaBussiwhoatthetailendof 2018 broketheWomen’sHourRecord
usingEndura’sgamechanging3Dsiliconechevrons.Simplytoofastforthesport’sgoverningbody –
SST now joins a long list of technological innovations to have fallen foul of the UCI.TheproductdevelopersatEndura’sfacilitiesin Scotlandarenotdoneyet.Asyou’dimagine,theywereworkingonthe
next generation of aero kit when they were summoned to Switzerland to discuss the rule change with the UCI.What does thismeanforyou?Triathletes,thankfully,don’thavetoraceundertherulings of the UCI.
ThatmeanstheQDCD2ZS/STriathlonSuitwithSSTtechnology
is still the fastest, most cost effective way to save watts.RENEGADE PROGRESS
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