Linked thread infers that yes, it is to make him faster at descending. He's a good bike handler as shown last night, and they have to weigh the bikes down to meet the 6.8kg requirement anyway so it makes sense.
No, that's his flow rate for blood doping.
He was impressive, that's for sure. For a GC guy on the cobbles he hammered it!
So he did:
Err...carbon rails on high end road saddles are far from uncommon. If they weren't as expensive as droppers and as uncompromising as a plywood sheet I'd consider one for my unloved roadie.
I'm guessing MYI is looking at the covering over the rails - the rail looks to be wrapped by something - ie it's not normal finished carbon saddle rail
Ahh...didn't notice that detail. I'd reckon it has something to do with the dropper having an alloy head rather than a carbon one...
It's a cloth wrapping over the carbon rail. My fizik gobi 00 seat has it also.
Bloody hell, that is an expensive ass platform.
Perhaps Thudbusters are against UCI rules?
That's a standard treatment in the clamping zone of carbon rails. I'd suspect it's to increase friction, reducing the level of clamping force required to keep it in place.
