Aero = time savings

Heck....just do like all the rest of us do....and ask gsmcleod (shane)!

zipp has a pdf doc on their site referencing their wheels compared to a box rim.

Hed has an interactive chart that doesn't directly specify time but drag numbers at different wind angles

bikeradar has an article that does a test of roadie vs TT bike, road helmet vs TT helmet...google "bikeradar how aero is aero" and it should pop up

also tire/tube drag table with watt savings floating around and you'll probably see some stuff pop up if you do a couple searches

those are couple that pop up in my head...there's probably a bunch more though

http://www.beginnertriathlete.com/cms/article-detail.asp?articleid=...

That'll answer a number of the questions you have.

thanks guys your awesome... have you ever seen any tables with time savings looking for something dumbed down...

http://www.owascoveloclub.com/Education_files/12%20Aerodynamics%20and%20Cycling.pdf

http://www.socalttseries.com/Training/Articles/AerodynamicsforTimeTrial/tabid/217/Default.aspx

I like this page.  Gives time saving for different gear over a 40 km distance.  Also gives you the cost in dollar/second.

http://www.cyclingtipsblog.com/2010/04/biggest-bang-for-your-buck-in-time-trial-equipment/
 

Hadn't seen this before. Excellent resource!

This question comes up so often I vote for some kind of easy to read sticky (just like the above link).

Yes.  It's good and it's presented in a way that even us newbies can understand it.  It's hard to get going sometimes with the very technical white papers when all I want is a simple answer.