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Old school? Dumb or stupid : )

dennis

Feb 8, 10 18:17

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Old school? Dumb or stupid : )	Can't Post

I ride a 54 cervelo P3
I still like a 81 degree seat angle, 650 wheels, 55/39 11--25
I know some will not agree but I like it and it seems to be the fastest set-up for me.
One piece tri suit.
Zoot running shoes sockless
Fuel belt for all races and no stopping at aid stations. I just don't get water when I need it at fuel stations.
Sprints when it is HOT I need water!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hats make me hotter
Clear Jetstream on front . I like to know how much water I have left.
Tri's with 500-800 people I am usually 250th +/_ out of water ,,Top 10 ish bike// 30thish on run.
Sport legs seem to help. Race day boost from hammer for A races.
I probably do not see the type of competition you guys do. I race Illinois,missouri,kansas.
Place age group usually.
Step into tri/bike shoe in transition.

Also I notice every year I feel a little older????????

bmanners

Feb 8, 10 18:21

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Re: Old school? Dumb or stupid : ) [dennis] [In reply to]	Can't Post

Dude 41 and getting younger with every workout :)

dennis

Feb 8, 10 18:23

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Re: Old school? Dumb or stupid : ) [bmanners] [In reply to]	Can't Post

bmanners 41 is a PUP!!!!!!! : )

G-man

Feb 8, 10 18:34

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Re: Old school? Dumb or stupid : ) [dennis] [In reply to]	Can't Post

Sorry, but Old School starts before aerobars or riding "steep". You are just riding just older stuff.

Fix

Feb 8, 10 19:38

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Re: Old school? Dumb or stupid : ) [dennis] [In reply to]	Can't Post

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One piece tri suit.

You call that old school? Speedo, nothing else would do!

�We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.� George Bernard Shaw

596

Feb 8, 10 20:57

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Re: Old school? Dumb or stupid : ) [dennis] [In reply to]	Can't Post

Unless your bike is neon green with 7 speed downtube shifters and Scott aerobars, you are not old-school. Oh, and your styrofoam helmet has to have a mesh cover on it.

No Cervelo is old school, they have not been around near long enough.
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pito00

Feb 8, 10 20:59

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Re: Old school? Dumb or stupid : ) [dennis] [In reply to]	Can't Post

What's old school about any of this?

I'm voting you're more dumb than stupid.
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Boudreaux

Feb 9, 10 4:26

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Re: Old school? Dumb or stupid : ) [dennis] [In reply to]	Can't Post

This thread is beneath me...

"you know, aero trumps training ;-) "
R10C 10/09

obi-one

Feb 9, 10 5:57

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Re: Old school? Dumb or stupid : ) [dennis] [In reply to]	Can't Post

Zoot shoes & cervelo old school? You need to rock the waffle trainers or sock racers and a round tubed bike, centurion Ironman Dave Scott edition with scott dh bars would be perfect.

jackmott

Feb 9, 10 6:30

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Re: Old school? Dumb or stupid : ) [dennis] [In reply to]	Can't Post

fuel belt for sprints?
thats stupid

the rest is fine
=)

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slowerthanslow

Feb 9, 10 6:35

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Re: Old school? Dumb or stupid : ) [dennis] [In reply to]	Can't Post

Old school? Errrrr, I don't follow if you mean your gear is old school.

My first triathlon the aero bar had not even been invented and I don't think there was even a disc present at said race. The first time I saw an aero bar was when Rob Mackle came to a race in Louisville and we thought it was all Star Wars!

First tri bike: Late 70's Schwinn with Suntour 6 speed. First real tri bike was a Nishiki Altron and I actually miss that old steed.

(This post was edited by slowerthanslow on Feb 9, 10 6:37)

monty

Feb 9, 10 11:22

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Re: Old school? Dumb or stupid : ) [dennis] [In reply to]	Can't Post

Hey guys, cut him some slack..First off, a one piece tri suit is old school, I basically invented it in about 1981/82, old enough??? And although the Cervelo brand is not old school, the 650c wheels and 81 degree seat angle certainly are..Both came into play in the late 80's..So very old school considering what was around when aero bars and tri bikes were first interduced.. And going sockless also goes back to my first race in 1978, and I'm sure many runners did it prior..Cyclists could not however because of a rule prohibiting this, but thankfully we never adopted that silly rule....

And here is a shot from '82 sometime in one of my first prototypes...

(This post was edited by monty on Feb 9, 10 11:27)

Boudreaux

Feb 9, 10 11:52

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Re: Old school? Dumb or stupid : ) [monty] [In reply to]	Can't Post

Sho nuff Monty, my first one piece was 1985 - and I was late to the game with it. Good ole' Mid-eighties purple/yellow it was, and snug enough that it would abrade your Fig Newtons to mush.

"you know, aero trumps training ;-) "
R10C 10/09

LazyEP

Feb 9, 10 12:54

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Re: Old school? Dumb or stupid : ) [dennis] [In reply to]	Can't Post

Partial summary for Old School:

Pre-Scott DH bars (then maybe DH with grip shift!)
Nike Sock Racers or racing flats with lace locks
Speed with no padding
Bare torso
Oakley Factory Pilots
Campy Aero water bottle on down tube
Velcro strapped cycling cleats & pedals with clips & straps
Bud Light Visor
Mustache
No wetsuit

Old School means you were racing in the early '80s...
Sean Phelps
"It's not the age sweetheart. It's the mileage."
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Boudreaux

Feb 9, 10 13:08

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Re: Old school? Dumb or stupid : ) [LazyEP] [In reply to]	Can't Post

Pre-Scott DH bars (then maybe DH with grip shift!)

Road Bars

Nike Sock Racers or racing flats with lace locks

Waffle Trainers with Lacelocks

Speed with no padding

Polychromatic at that!

Bare torso

Perhaps a wool jersey (no wetsuit=cold)

Oakley Factory Pilots

Was it Blades

Campy Aero water bottle on down tube

Frame Pump on DT

Velcro strapped cycling cleats & pedals with clips & straps

Tie up cycling shoes w/Lacelocks

Bud Light Visor

Mustache

Oh jeez yeah!

No wetsuit

Cold, cold, cold on the bike

"you know, aero trumps training ;-) "
R10C 10/09

JoeO

Feb 9, 10 19:00

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Re: Old school? Dumb or stupid : ) [dennis] [In reply to]	Can't Post

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bmanners 41 is a PUP!!!!!!! : )

I know. Wait until you are 42 like me. It's all over then.

tridork

Feb 9, 10 20:38

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Re: Old school? Dumb or stupid : ) [G-man] [In reply to]	Can't Post

When did slowman put his ex on a steep 650 bike? Must be like 25 years ago now. That counts as old school in my books. :-)

TriDork

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