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Re: The New Felt IA [keqwow] [ In reply to ]
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Nice! I like that combo too! Will actually have both 60/90 and 60/Disc with the IA14 when it arrives. Just need to swap out the stickers to match the frame and swap out the groupset with my existing UDi2. Can't wait!

And I do prefer the Stealth Blue over the White...
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Re: The New Felt IA [BryanD] [ In reply to ]
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BryanD wrote:
Don't give up the extra speed over looks! I think discs look awesome. The white labels is just too much white. Blue looks better!

When I get to within 45 seconds of breaking 5 hours in my 70.3 races I'll throw on some wheel covers. My first 70.3 this year was completed in 5:52 so I have a long ways to go and plenty of other things I can do to shave some major time (like maintain a run for the entire 13.1 miles) 😉
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Re: The New Felt IA [keqwow] [ In reply to ]
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You're still giving up time. Aero always works for you, no matter the speed.

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Re: The New Felt IA [BryanD] [ In reply to ]
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Consider it 'resistance training' until I am worthy of a disc 😉
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Re: The New Felt IA [keqwow] [ In reply to ]
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I still don't think you understand. A disc will make you faster. You don't have to go a certain speed for it to work. You don't have to be "worthy". Not using a disc when you know it's the faster option is a stupid choice.

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Re: The New Felt IA [mtbxcjan] [ In reply to ]
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I get mine Oct 22. I'll post pics when she arrives. Am going to get those Felt white rubber grips, the ones that have the end that rises. I hate the flat base bars as I feel as though I'm one hard bump from falling off the front of the bars.

Kar-Ming
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Re: The New Felt IA [keqwow] [ In reply to ]
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By that logic what makes you worthy of your new bike?
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Re: The New Felt IA [walie] [ In reply to ]
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That's exactly what I thought. Keqwow is buying a really fast bike but doesn't want to use a disc wheel because he's not worthy he feels like. However, if he truly hates the look of a disc and won't ride his bike because of it, then just go with the slower wheels

When will the disc myths do away?

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Re: The New Felt IA [BryanD] [ In reply to ]
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What disc myths? Ok...so explain this to me then;
So according to FLO's website and the wind tunnel results, if I average 20 mph, the disc will save me about 47 seconds over a FLO 90 in the course of a half-ironman.

Tell me then, why so many pros were racing without a disc at the 70.3 World Championship? Why doesn't EVERYONE race with a disc in the events that allow it?

(not trying to start an argument here, just asking for my own education)
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Re: The New Felt IA [keqwow] [ In reply to ]
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Not all races allow discs. Kona, Cozumel, and others won't let you use a disc. Also, not every pro has a wheel sponsor that has a disc wheel. You race with what they give you if you want to be paid

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Re: The New Felt IA [BryanD] [ In reply to ]
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HED has a disc. Why would Daniella Ryf not be riding that at the 70.3 world championship. A lot of pros running Zipps so why not the disc? I am just assuming there must be more to it.
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Re: The New Felt IA [keqwow] [ In reply to ]
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Ryfs coach, Brett Sutton, won't let women ride discs. It's a stupid decision.

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Re: The New Felt IA [BryanD] [ In reply to ]
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Why the heck not?
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Re: The New Felt IA [keqwow] [ In reply to ]
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He thinks they have bad ride quality. His website is full of stuff that Slowtwitch has proven wrong many times

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Re: The New Felt IA [BryanD] [ In reply to ]
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The women or the discs? But he lets the guys ride with them? Why guys but not girls? Doesn't seem to make a difference in the case of Ryf. She could ride training wheels and still finish the bike ride with 5-7 minutes on the rest of the field.
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Re: The New Felt IA [keqwow] [ In reply to ]
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Ryf most likely would have won Kona had she had more aero gear on the bike

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Re: The New Felt IA [BryanD] [ In reply to ]
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She exited T2 almost 15 minutes ahead of Carfrae and Carfrae won by 2 minutes. What could she have possibly improved on aero-wise on the bike to have given her 17 minutes over 112 miles?
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Re: The New Felt IA [keqwow] [ In reply to ]
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Deeper wheels, aero clothing, aero helmet

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Re: The New Felt IA [BryanD] [ In reply to ]
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Aero helmet ~1.5 minutes
Disc wheel ~1.5 minutes
She wasn't in aero clothing?

Still a long way off shaving 17 minutes off her time
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Re: The New Felt IA [keqwow] [ In reply to ]
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She had 15 minutes on Carfrae at T2. She only needed 2 minutes to win

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Re: The New Felt IA [keqwow] [ In reply to ]
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she didn't need to shave 17 minutes, she needed around 2-3
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Re: The New Felt IA [BryanD] [ In reply to ]
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You're right. My bad, I'm getting tired and my brain isn't thinking straight. Time for bed.
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Re: The New Felt IA [keqwow] [ In reply to ]
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She left time on the course with this setup


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Re: The New Felt IA [BryanD] [ In reply to ]
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But doesnt't the enormous surface area of both the IA frame and disc wheel make you an enormous victim to crosswinds?
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Re: The New Felt IA [BryanD] [ In reply to ]
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Jeez!

Please tape some more shit on the IA and try some get some clothes with more wrinkles. That picture of someone loosing Kona by 2 min is way to aero for me to handle ;-)

At least the QR are pointed in an aero direction and she will get her Kona crown this year.
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