Not if they're fast.

I probably would if I saw someone training in one :D.

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You mean TT helmets? Yes if they're going slow, they're racing helmets for fast riders.

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smartasscoach.tri-oeiras.com

I once saw a big fat guy riding a pretty old beat up bike down oxford street in London carrying a shopping bag and wearing a Rudy project head fairing thing with built in sunglasses.

I nearly wet myself laughing.

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Can't race for toffee

Let's all have a good laugh while the people that will come in and say "more power to him" are still asleep ;-)

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smartasscoach.tri-oeiras.com

I've been jonesing for one, then I saw today that Nashbar was closing out '04 models with shield for $69....So I bought one....Now I'm wondering if I'll have guts enought to actually wear it.

If they are roaring by me then no. If I pass them and they look goofy, I will laugh at anything.

jaretj

Buy it, use it in a race or fast workouts, that's what they're intended for.

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Some people will see me riding my cyclocross bike in the snow at 10 MPH wearing mine. I'm planning to wear it for cold weather riding--- The lack of ventilation will be a bonus in the MI winters.

Most of the people you would see wearing an aero helmet already look silly enough that laughing just at the helmet would be redundant.

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Oh crap,,,,,Now I've got to run to a mirror :-)

It's not laughing, more like pity.

but, in the end, comedy is tragedy, so yeah, I guess I laugh.

I agree...if they are slow I laugh at them. The same way I laugh at people w/a lot of $$ who buy $5,000 bikes & suck. Why don't you get fast then buy the big bike.

My husband got one and I thought he was being ridiculous. He swears it's faster than a regular helmet, about 1/2 to 1 mph faster, so he's wearing it in races though not for training. Well, coincidence or not, he's been top 3 in his age group in the last two races we've done (a sprint and a half). The down side? Now he wants faster wheels and just ordered a new pair of Zipps. That damn helmet cost us close to $2000!

$2000? check what else he bought with the money you allowed him to use :-)... LOL...

1mph?? LOL even harder.

I did laugh until he started bringing home the hardware. ;-) He's a fluid dynamics expert, who am I to argue? And would he listen if I did?

I am the laughing stock of this forum. I wear an aerohelmet and a man bra. At least I draw the line on the speedo.

What would a $2000 helmet be made out of?

Yes. Even more now since they have gotten so huge for safety reasons. When they where nothing but thin pieces of plastic to control air flow they where passable but now you look like some dude from Spaceballs.

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Has anyone tried the Kona underpants run in an aero helmet? If someone is going over, could they please try this and report back? It might help us slowpokes who didn't qualify feel better about ourselves.

Yeah, it was a $2000 helmet. It was made of gold, that's why it's so aero. See.... he perceived the helmet as faster, therefore, now he is buying other gear which he perceives as faster... so, it wasn't the helmet that cost that much, but it resulted in the purchase of more gear... thus it cost $2000 (or whatever the wheels were - I didn't ask for an exact number). Yikes!

I see that your Schwartz is as big as mine.

I was you father's, brother's, cousin's college roomate.

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This could get ugly, I'm going plaid over here.

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Do you laugh at people who wear pointy aero helmets? [/reply]

Only when it's worn backwards.