Okay, I know this is anal in the extreme, but does anyone have any data or anecdotal evidence regarding the time savings (say over 40k) between a trisuit and a top/shorts combo? Is there likely to be much, if any, difference assuming both outfits fit properly?
Cheers,
Don
Any ideas anybody? I’ll settle for wild guesses.
If there is any aero advantage gained, you’ll surely lose it in the extra time taken fiddling with the one piece when taking a pee.
I wet myself. Not just then, but when I race. So the “fiddling” time doesn’t matter.
I feel faster in a trisuit, its more comfortable without the waist band and, and gives your legs more exposure. I would say its downside is it’s not as compressive and good at fighting fatigue like longer tri shorts.
How do you adjust the boys in a one-piece suit? If you are riding on the bike and need to ensure they are on the proper side of the saddle when you are nose riding how do you make the adjustment? That is why I like a two-piece outfit (that sounds so flaming…)
fewer seams, ripples, wrinkles = more aero. didn’t you see the ‘science of lance’ series last year? the moved the seams on the skin suit down out of the wind to imporve aerodynamics.
tight fit, fewest seems, no pockets, keep the zipper all the way up
Any handling of the boys has to be done through the trisuit fabric. You can’t get quite as hands on as with a pair of shorts. It’s a little more awkward I guess but I usually ride so far on the nose that the boys hang in front of the saddle nose.
The way I misread your post, I’m thinking a top and shorts is going to be waaaaaaaaaaay more aero than Triscuts. I know that the crunchy whole wheat is nutritious, but it is hardly aero. I should probably go get a snack now.
I actually have asked myself the same question as I ride a 8.3 mile TT every Saturday morning in Philadelphia. I don’t have a definitive answer, but am leaning towards the Tri suit (in my case a Hammer one piece versus a two piece Craft Tri suit). And yes this is a somewhat anal line of thought. Tim
More than you think…
We tested this in the wind tunnel some time back, don’t remember the data, but the difference was significant.
And seams aren’t necessarily a bad thing… depends on where the seams are. Place them at the right place, and they can help the air flow reattach. Like a trip strip, similar to how dimples work.
Don’t Triscuits have dimples?