I'm traveling today. And am committed to family this week. But I'll try to be prompt in answering. Just maybe a bit slower than when I had no kids. Or only one. Been a long time since I have had the opportunity to do one of these. It's nice to have the privilege again.
First off, because I am sure it will be asked. My new helmet. The reason may surprise you. The priority was NOT aerodynamics. I won one race in the McLaren helmet - my first race in it. I stopped winning races the same time I started wearing it. Coincidence? To a certain extent. But it was also the first time in my career that I decided to use something ONLY because of aerodynamics. I'd always had more balance than that before. And, eventually, I just lost confidence in it. I felt - sort of - like it was cursed. And when I put it on, I no longer "felt" fast. I didn't feel good wearing that helmet anymore. The POC helmet seemed well designed based on what I saw and what I read, and I asked if they might give me one to try. They were nice enough to do so, and when I took it out for a ride and knew right away, "yes." It just felt right. Some brief - REALLY brief - analysis made me confident it was fast. it was aero "enough." But I liked the visor (which surprised me). I liked the feel. I liked that it seemed to be a bit more forgiving of head position. And I just felt good - I felt FAST - wearing it. And so I raced in it. As I said to my coach, I just felt like the POC had better mojo. And it seems like it did...
Gearing was 54-11/30.
Tires were S-Works Turbo Cotton 24 front (110psi) & 26 rear (105psi). Caveat on the pressure. My travel pump reads about 5psi high vs. my Silca Pista, so that's why I inflate a bit more. With the Silca, I'd go just over 105 in the front and just over 100 in the rear.
Frame bottle (which I lost on course) was an Elite. Seems to be the bottle of choice. Josh P said it tested well when Zipp tested it, so I bought it off eBay. Makes me feel good to see Jan use it and MANY others who are aerodynamically conscious.
Other than that, pretty much nothing new, though obviously a bunch of new stuff since I last won a race...
Okay, fire away...
"Non est ad astra mollis e terris via." - Seneca | rappstar.com | FB - Rappstar Racing | IG - @jordanrapp
First off, because I am sure it will be asked. My new helmet. The reason may surprise you. The priority was NOT aerodynamics. I won one race in the McLaren helmet - my first race in it. I stopped winning races the same time I started wearing it. Coincidence? To a certain extent. But it was also the first time in my career that I decided to use something ONLY because of aerodynamics. I'd always had more balance than that before. And, eventually, I just lost confidence in it. I felt - sort of - like it was cursed. And when I put it on, I no longer "felt" fast. I didn't feel good wearing that helmet anymore. The POC helmet seemed well designed based on what I saw and what I read, and I asked if they might give me one to try. They were nice enough to do so, and when I took it out for a ride and knew right away, "yes." It just felt right. Some brief - REALLY brief - analysis made me confident it was fast. it was aero "enough." But I liked the visor (which surprised me). I liked the feel. I liked that it seemed to be a bit more forgiving of head position. And I just felt good - I felt FAST - wearing it. And so I raced in it. As I said to my coach, I just felt like the POC had better mojo. And it seems like it did...
Gearing was 54-11/30.
Tires were S-Works Turbo Cotton 24 front (110psi) & 26 rear (105psi). Caveat on the pressure. My travel pump reads about 5psi high vs. my Silca Pista, so that's why I inflate a bit more. With the Silca, I'd go just over 105 in the front and just over 100 in the rear.
Frame bottle (which I lost on course) was an Elite. Seems to be the bottle of choice. Josh P said it tested well when Zipp tested it, so I bought it off eBay. Makes me feel good to see Jan use it and MANY others who are aerodynamically conscious.
Other than that, pretty much nothing new, though obviously a bunch of new stuff since I last won a race...
Okay, fire away...
"Non est ad astra mollis e terris via." - Seneca | rappstar.com | FB - Rappstar Racing | IG - @jordanrapp