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Shaved Legs = 15 watts?
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I feel like this whole thing should be written in pink because A) I'm being punked and am too stupid to know it or B) Jesse Thomas is being punked.

In the new Triathlete magazine, the hairy beast that is Jesse Thomas wrote that he did a shaved legs test at the "Win Tunnel" and they found he gained 15 watts by going shaved compared to full beast.

Am I missing something? It sure seems like I am.
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Re: Shaved Legs = 15 watts? [BrentwoodTriGuy] [ In reply to ]
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I've got nothing....I can't bash you for posting up yet another incredulous and completely irrelevant thread in the Tri forum instead of the lavender room because there is some validity here.

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Re: Shaved Legs = 15 watts? [BrentwoodTriGuy] [ In reply to ]
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Don't forget the extra acceleration that you will gain from the reduction in weight.
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Re: Shaved Legs = 15 watts? [BrentwoodTriGuy] [ In reply to ]
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Re: Shaved Legs = 15 watts? [shivermetimbers] [ In reply to ]
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shivermetimbers wrote:
I've got nothing....I can't bash you for posting up yet another incredulous and completely irrelevant thread in the Tri forum instead of the lavender room because there is some validity here.

I can go hide in a dark hole but I wasn't the one to write the article in a nationally published magazine. I felt like it was worth pointing out.

And I don't waste my time with the lavender room... I just waste my time here and classifieds.
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Re: Shaved Legs = 15 watts? [jackmott] [ In reply to ]
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jackmott wrote:
Did he have REALLY hairy legs?

an old chet kyle test quoted 5 seconds per 40k, which is like 1 watt.

HAH! Yes, he talked about how hairy he was at length.

1 watt is understandable... they even posted the youtube video about going beard vs no beard and it came to 1 watt.
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Re: Shaved Legs = 15 watts? [BrentwoodTriGuy] [ In reply to ]
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Re: Shaved Legs = 15 watts? [jackmott] [ In reply to ]
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jackmott wrote:
if it was 15 grams of drag and he misremembered it would be consistent =)

Oh the joys of reading poorly written Triathlete since Inside Triathlon is gone.
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Re: Shaved Legs = 15 watts? [BrentwoodTriGuy] [ In reply to ]
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Sorry, I don't know who Jesse Thomas is - is this guy?


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Re: Shaved Legs = 15 watts? [Midi-chlorian] [ In reply to ]
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No, this is Jesse


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Re: Shaved Legs = 15 watts? [BrentwoodTriGuy] [ In reply to ]
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To save 15W the legs would need to be "full sweater mode" with hair that didn't mat down much (even at 27mph) and increased FSA of the legs.

vs.

For those who don't want to shave, you can always do what Potts does and wear compression. Between the socks/sleeves and tri shorts, only the knees are uncovered.



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Re: Shaved Legs = 15 watts? [HowMuchLonger] [ In reply to ]
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HowMuchLonger wrote:
Don't forget the extra acceleration that you will gain from the reduction in weight.
yeah but it's revolving mass so that counts like 100x.
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Re: Shaved Legs = 15 watts? [Titanflexr] [ In reply to ]
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Compression calf and arm sleeves aren't legal anymore for non-wetsuit swims though...looks like he'll have to start shaving....

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Re: Shaved Legs = 15 watts? [ZackCapets] [ In reply to ]
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He doesn't shave for Kona, which always seemed strange given his swimming background and the fact that he doesn't get to draft anyone during the swim.



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Re: Shaved Legs = 15 watts? [BrentwoodTriGuy] [ In reply to ]
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Re: Shaved Legs = 15 watts? [ollie3856] [ In reply to ]
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ollie3856 wrote:

HA! I literally just created a thread... just amazing for me since I never shaved before. Free speed baby!
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Re: Shaved Legs = 15 watts? [BrentwoodTriGuy] [ In reply to ]
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i believe alphamantis has some data on this we published on slowtwitch, exactly 3 months ago.

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Re: Shaved Legs = 15 watts? [Slowman] [ In reply to ]
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Slowman wrote:
i believe alphamantis has some data on this we published on slowtwitch, exactly 3 months ago.

HA!
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Re: Shaved Legs = 15 watts? [shivermetimbers] [ In reply to ]
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shivermetimbers wrote:
I've got nothing....I can't bash you for posting up yet another incredulous and completely irrelevant thread in the Tri forum instead of the lavender room because there is some validity here.


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Re: Shaved Legs = 15 watts? [ollie3856] [ In reply to ]
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ollie3856 wrote:

To reiterate the results. 50-80" seconds over 40k. Wow.

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Re: Shaved Legs = 15 watts? [Timtek] [ In reply to ]
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Wow is right. That's like upgrading to a set of Zipp 404s, for free.
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Re: Shaved Legs = 15 watts? [Timtek] [ In reply to ]
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Timtek wrote:
ollie3856 wrote:



To reiterate the results. 50-80" seconds over 40k. Wow.

The economist in me would add the implicit cost to the time savings. That cost being: 1) Having shaved legs 2) Amount of time it takes to maintain shaved legs

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Re: Shaved Legs = 15 watts? [TheGupster] [ In reply to ]
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If someone is concerned with the maintenance time, just shave on race day.
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Re: Shaved Legs = 15 watts? [TheGupster] [ In reply to ]
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TheGupster wrote:
Timtek wrote:
ollie3856 wrote:



To reiterate the results. 50-80" seconds over 40k. Wow.

The economist in me would add the implicit cost to the time savings. That cost being: 1) Having shaved legs 2) Amount of time it takes to maintain shaved legs

Even taking that into account it would still be by far the most economical way to gain some speed.

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Re: Shaved Legs = 15 watts? [Timtek] [ In reply to ]
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Timtek wrote:
ollie3856 wrote:


To reiterate the results. 50-80" seconds over 40k. Wow.

and honestly, we tested the hell out of this. Didn't believe it everytime and then the results kept showing up. 6 athletes up, consistent results regardless of hairiness or rider position. See below. And the 2nd graph is has total drag percentage of complete system on the Y axis...it's nuts how much this matters.






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