This is probably gonna be my position / equipment for IM 70.3 Singapore. Hope to smoke the bike leg. Any comments?
It’s me getting on the rollers first, then in my TT positions, then doing it no hands, then unclipping.
Videos below:
Small: http://web.mit.edu/chewgl/www/Aero%20Position%20CBR.wmv
Medium: http://web.mit.edu/chewgl/www/Aero%20Position%20VBR.wmv
Large: http://web.mit.edu/chewgl/www/Aero%20Position%20Large.avi
Vidcaps below:
Yeah, I like my helmet too. (=
very impressive. you could make videos and sell them–but you’ll have to ditch the ridiculous helmet.
next time post one of you going no hands, then taking off your shirt–if you can do that you will be crowned all time roller wizard of slowtwitch.
Awesome bike. Your head position needs work. What basebar/aerobars? You need a clean up there.
Wouldn’t really change that… syntace blackbirds. Most comfy bars I’ve ever ridden.
I’ll probably change the brakes when I have the $$ for it, maybe cut the extensions a little, but I like having the alternative position of putting my hands on top of the ski bends.
I think you could get away with a bit less energy holding yourself up if you could bring your elbows back, but that isn’t really a critique and you’ll have to deal with knees potentially hitting, so your torso length may not accomodate it. In my totally unprofessional opinion I think your position looks good!
Position aside, I think you need to pull back the aero bars, because you’re having to reach for them beyond the pads to change gears. That makes changing gears a chore instead of just a quick flick of the fingers.
I won’t ask why there’s a cork board on the wall.
I think your head position needs to be adjusted.I dont believe in the darth vader helmet thing. Plus if your doing a 1/2.IM in southeast Asia your head will burn up.If you drop your head down slightly it will help your neck and your breathing.Looks great
Has it been in the wind tunnel yet?
Yeah… knee knocking is a bother. Syntace makes their aerobars such that the elbow pads tend to be a bit further back, but that makes them so much more comfy.
I actually ride with my hands where the bar-end shifters are most of the time… it’s more comfy.
Because I sit so far forwards, my saddle tends to tilt forward slightly, and having my arms angled actually results in no net muscular effort on my arms. I find that if my arms were 90 degrees, I’d actually have to push backwards with my triceps to stay on the saddle.
I’m a Singapore local, I know what the temperatures are like. I’m kinda used to it so it’s quite fine actually.
Yeah, my head position probably isn’t the most ideal. I’ll work on that. Want to keep my helmet tip against my back, cos that’s the most aerodynamic position for this particular helmet.
Nope, the position hasn’t been wind-tunnel tested… yet.
Your in Singapore but are using MIT servers?
The MIT server is extremely slow today or it must be all the STers downloading your video.
Nice bike.
International undergrad student. (=
where’d you score the helmet?
I love that the bike is not carbon!
Well… someone I know helped design the helmet. (= I’ll leave it at that…
Well… someone I know helped design the helmet. (= I’ll leave it at that…
That is a nice looking helmet…well, except for the colors 
Gonna repaint it at the first opportunity I get… Maybe a glossy silver…? (=
No critique but a shout-out. Course II '02 here. Congrats on balancing Tech with a time-consuming hobby.