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WHAT DOES SAM CALDER SAY?

SAM CALDER

Founder of Rule 28, aero testing and cycling apparel company specializing in wind tunnel optimization

Sam Calder built Rule 28 on the unglamorous truth most amateurs ignore: aerodynamics is the cheapest speed in cycling, and almost nobody tests it. His work in the wind tunnel — including the much-discussed aero test that saved Dylan Johnson 13 minutes — reframes free speed as an engineering problem rather than a marketing claim. For Roadman's audience the lesson is blunt: at the same FTP, position and clothing decide more of your time on flat and rolling terrain than another winter of intervals will.