So I’m about 30K into the bike, we’re just doing the out and back section and going down about the fastest hill on the circuit. I draw up behind a rider in front and notice a stream of liquid flying out from his bike. Initiallly I thought he was throwing some water over his face, then I thought maybe he was refilling an aero bottle or something. then as I got closer preparing to go past him (thankfully pulling to the side out of the draft zone) I realised he was peeing.
If you have to pee on the bike (which I never have done) do you have to choose a moment when you are going at 60Kmh and spray it over everyone behind you?
If you are indeed that person, then the word inside my head as I passed you began with ‘A’ and ended with “hole”
Actually, it is a lot easier to pee on a descent then on the flats. Perhaps you were a bit too close. It can sure get people off your wheel pretty fast ; )
Peeing on the down hill is the best time to let it out. As others have indicated if you are close enough to be hit by piss than maybe you are too close- that’s some powerful stream if he’s hitting you and you are 4 bike lengths behind.
I think its normal on down hill sections, you just got too close and are grossed out by normal bodily fuctions.
How much pee do you think there was in the water at the beginning as every awaits the start? I would imagine you were swimming in more pee than hit you as you hit the down hill!
I’m not pointing fingers, but if u were out of the 7 meter draft zone, i highly doubt that u would get any pee on yourself. 7 meters is roughly 23 feet. Thats along way for pee to fly without being affected by gravity.
I have pee-ed on the bike, but i always made sure that the person behind me was far away enough. It is mentioned in the rule book that no public peeing is allowed. As such, i did not want anyone to complain abt my actions. If i’m about to pass someone, I always look first to make sure that he is not up to any “funny business”. If it looks like the guy i’m about to pass is dripping wet, i try to pass w-i-d-e.
I have always wondered about that rule; is it public nudity that is the concern? Is it not technically a rule violation if you don’t whip it out, but merely let to flow?
It may be a “normal bodily function”, but doing it in public where its possible to splatter others is not normal. Don’t be confused by the fact that it is an acceptable practice among a small sub-culture, its still not normal. And it is gross to be peed on by anyone over the age 2.
I used to work at a bike shop where the head mechanic would charge tri bikes an extra $5 “piss fee.” There were countless tri bikes coming into the shop with corroded parts because of all the urine on the bike. So the mechanic charged extra to work on the bikes because they were gross. He also charged a $5 “shit fee” for mountain bikes with dog poop on them.
I didn’t have anyone pee in front of me but I had several that once they passed me felt the need to either spit or blow their nose. I am not sure if they hate slow riders or just happened to do that 2 feet from me. I was riding way to the right and I am too slow to draft.
I am pretty far down the totem pole, so my response may not reflect what and why pros do it. I pee on the bike because i hate stopping getting off the bike and then re-starting. My legs feel stiff when i start to pedal again and it would take about 2-3 mins before feeling normal again.
Now, that is just bad etiquette. When someone just passes u, he definitely knows that u are close, no need for spitting or snotrockets. U shoulda just yelled at him and make him aware that his actions were not very appreciated. Maybe, it’ll knock some sense into him.
From riding with roadies, i learnt quick that if i wanted to drink, spit of blow my nose, its off to the back of the pack before i get to do any of those. Otherwise, i’d have 20+ people pissed at me.
I was just wondering because I got a yellow spritz during IMFL one year and I just kept thinking how far back in the pack this guy was relative to everyone else and, honestly, how much time is worth riding 5 hrs in urine soaked chamois, socks and shoes?
I began wondering if this is one of those things like paying hundreds of dollars to make a bike lighter and then loading it down with goo/bars/fluids/spares for an Ironman. Was the time savings worth it?? Your point is one that I never considered though… I prefer a few minutes break every couple hours.
Ooops…, my bad…! I didn’t realize that u were in the same pack as i was in… lol.
Seriously, I ALWAYS look around before taking a whiz, then i squirt water all over to avoid the pee stains and the damaging corrosive nature of pee on the bike. The squirting action of water also serves as a lame ass cover-up so that no one will point me out in the crowd. hahah…!
Others have said this, but I actually thought it as I was peeing on the downhill at mile 70(ish); if I actually hit anyone, they were following too close For what it is worth, though, I checked before relieving myself, and no one passed me. And also, for what it is worth, it was a bit of a thrill to be cruising downhill at ~35mph while letting fly. (on the downside, that may have been the high point of my race )
