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Triathlon's biggest fads and frauds
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A thread for the folks who have been around... a bit.
What have been some of the things that you bought or did in the past that turned out to be a waste of time or money, ineffective, or just plain silly.

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Re: Triathlon's biggest fads and frauds [Hydrosloth] [ In reply to ]
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Compression socks that cost $65, can buy medical grade ones at a drugstore for $20.
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Re: Triathlon's biggest fads and frauds [Hydrosloth] [ In reply to ]
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Expensive running shoes.

Seriously, I'm a runner-focused triathlete that was a pure runner in my earlier sports life, and I've been gradually transitioning to less and less shoe over time.

I'm now down to using a $19 water shoe (not even a running shoe!) from Amazon.com as my primary running shoe. Really minimalist, cheap as heck, and to my utter surprise, it's holding up surprisingly well (although I'm sure it'll wear out faster than a built up running shoe.)

Also, running with minimalist shoes means you can reallly book it out of the swim to T1 - it feels totally naturally fast when you're adapted to minimalist running, as opposed to the awkward feeling stride you get when you're used to running with a big stack.
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Re: Triathlon's biggest fads and frauds [lightheir] [ In reply to ]
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Stupid oversize trucker hats.
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Re: Triathlon's biggest fads and frauds [Hydrosloth] [ In reply to ]
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Have you ever heard of power cranks..........let the fun begin
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Re: Triathlon's biggest fads and frauds [Andrewmc] [ In reply to ]
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Hey, the jury is still out on that one.


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Re: Triathlon's biggest fads and frauds [Hydrosloth] [ In reply to ]
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not a fraud -- the concept is good -- but toe spacers. To wear them consistently I'd have to buy all my shoes a size larger.

same deal with the strasburg sock for plantar fasciitis. So hot and itchy I'd claw it off at 2:00 a.m. every night.
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Re: Triathlon's biggest fads and frauds [Hydrosloth] [ In reply to ]
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Circa 2007-2008 - Base Water. It was, and I kid you not, "just add water water". Supposedly enhanced the "structure" of water - but insulted the intelligence of anyone with a STEM degree (or heck, anyone that got above a C+ in high school chemistry). OH, and like all things that were BS - I believe it was $60 for a bottle.

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Re: Triathlon's biggest fads and frauds [Hydrosloth] [ In reply to ]
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Disc brakes.

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Re: Triathlon's biggest fads and frauds [Bonesbrigade] [ In reply to ]
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Super bikes
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Re: Triathlon's biggest fads and frauds [Andrewmc] [ In reply to ]
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Andrewmc wrote:
Have you ever heard of power cranks..........

Ironic. They were able to save others but not themselves.
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Re: Triathlon's biggest fads and frauds [Dilbert] [ In reply to ]
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Dilbert wrote:
Andrewmc wrote:
Have you ever heard of power cranks..........


Ironic. They were able to save others but not themselves.

Are they out of business now??? I think a big problem was the switch to press-fit time bottom brackets adding much complexity to make PCs work with the newer bikes.


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Re: Triathlon's biggest fads and frauds [kiki] [ In reply to ]
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kiki wrote:
not a fraud -- the concept is good -- but toe spacers. To wear them consistently I'd have to buy all my shoes a size larger.

same deal with the strasburg sock for plantar fasciitis. So hot and itchy I'd claw it off at 2:00 a.m. every night.


I agree wearing the Strasburg sock was almost as painfull as dealing with Planter Fascitis!
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Re: Triathlon's biggest fads and frauds [Dilbert] [ In reply to ]
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How so. I must have missed this during my sabbatical from fitness decade
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Re: Triathlon's biggest fads and frauds [endosch2] [ In reply to ]
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Re: Triathlon's biggest fads and frauds [endosch2] [ In reply to ]
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endosch2 wrote:
Stupid oversize trucker hats.

Agreed. Ugly as fuck.
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Re: Triathlon's biggest fads and frauds [mike s] [ In reply to ]
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mike s wrote:
Compression socks that cost $65, can buy medical grade ones at a drugstore for $20.

Compression socks - for performance as opposed to recovery - are a fraud at any price.
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Re: Triathlon's biggest fads and frauds [Hydrosloth] [ In reply to ]
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I saw these at the expo in Penticton and nominate them for this thread. At ~20 mph, they are claiming 5 mins 29 secs off your Ironman bike leg.

http://www.aero-sleeves.com/
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Re: Triathlon's biggest fads and frauds [HuffNPuff] [ In reply to ]
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Concur 100%
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Re: Triathlon's biggest fads and frauds [HuffNPuff] [ In reply to ]
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HuffNPuff wrote:
I saw these at the expo in Penticton and nomin miate them for this thread. At ~20 mph, they are claiming 5 mins 29 secs off your Ironman bike leg.

http://www.aero-sleeves.com/

Wow! I've not seen these before. I will say that with the development of trip suits and vortex generators on skinsuits that people may believe these claims.
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Re: Triathlon's biggest fads and frauds [bluntandy] [ In reply to ]
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bluntandy wrote:
HuffNPuff wrote:
I saw these at the expo in Penticton and nomin miate them for this thread. At ~20 mph, they are claiming 5 mins 29 secs off your Ironman bike leg.


http://www.aero-sleeves.com/


Wow! I've not seen these before. I will say that with the development of trip suits and vortex generators on skinsuits that people may believe these claims.


The claim may be a bit inflated, but the concept is valid. Compare the thickness of your upper arm or calves to the tubes on your bike, and also realize that they are exposed to "clean" air (i.e. not drafting behind other parts of the bike/rider). As for the magnitude of the savings, probably depends a lot on your guns.

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Re: Triathlon's biggest fads and frauds [Hydrosloth] [ In reply to ]
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Re: Triathlon's biggest fads and frauds [Hydrosloth] [ In reply to ]
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At the tender age of 20 (around 1984) I had no idea what an ironman was or even a triathlon, but I knew for sure I wanted one of these bad boys:




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Re: Triathlon's biggest fads and frauds [dfroelich] [ In reply to ]
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I also think the Heather Jackson / Wattie Ink look will burn out fast. Same with the Rapha disaffected millenial cyclist dude with the sleeve tats and 80's porn star stache.
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Re: Triathlon's biggest fads and frauds [endosch2] [ In reply to ]
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endosch2 wrote:
Stupid oversize trucker hats.

With ears tucked in it..I just don't get it
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