Age group athletes ride Shimano, Look, Garmin, Favero. Pros? Speedplay above all others.

And do you need it? (Answer: yes)

The brand doesn’t sacrifice fit for aerodynamics; and understands that use case barely changes fit coordinates.

Pay the price if you can afford it; otherwise look for its features in a cheaper bar.

Spinergy is the result of an artful reinvention. They made good aero wheels a generation ago. Today’s gravel wheels are even better.

Extensions and pads are key to comfort. Pursuit bars hold everything up, and you don’t need to spend a fortune.

A hobbyist aerobar maker, Markus Weiss, 3D printed a terrific pair of aerobars for two pro women in the Kona WC race.

It was a big day for Zipp, DT Swiss, HED, CADEX and others

Meet Position One, headed by a favorite tinkerer of forum users: Dan Kennison.

XLAB easily wins rear hydration, narrowly wins front hydration. Pros use more integrated systems than AGers.

The biggest difference between pro and age group equipment in Kona was the aerobars each cohort chose

Here’s the Kona saddle count. For the cynics who don’t follow what the pros do, look at this anyway.