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I can’t wait to hear what Fleck has to say about this.
BTW don’t they have Gels at every aid station?
Check his race results before you flame him.
You know, I thought about this very same thing a week or so ago. I did the Duke ironman on Oct. 8, and prior to the start, I walked around the bike racks. I saw some very nice and expensive bikes, including a P3C, several Kuotas and the like. But I noticed that when you start piling on spare tires/tubes and the necessary tools with which to change said tires/tubes, gels, fluid bottles, etc., you end up with a very non-aero, heavy bike. What is the point in having an aero superbike when you load it down with all that stuff?
In my own case, I ride an aluminum Airborne road bike with clip-ons. It’s not superlight, but it’s not an anchor, either. By the time I filled three fluid bottles and tacked on a spare tubular and all that junk, I bet my bike weighed in at well over 20 pounds. It was a tank when I had it race ready.
Pretty funny, actually.
RP
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331 09:56:26 Harsch, Peter Aliso Viejo CA USA 86/195 M30-34 1503 91 538 1:05:51 1:44 3:35 25 121 4:55:35 22.7 2:51 134 697 3:48:35 8:44
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Beat me too it. I could have posted 2 min ago but I actually ha to do a little bit of work at work. Which is rare these days.
How does the “S M T” pill box work? I’ve seen these before but never understood the reason for the different compartments or the labeling. Where do you buy?
What are the pills called S, M, and T?
My bike for the IM looked like that also
Dave
Probably a cut down 7 day pill box you can buy at any pharmacy. S=Sunday, M=Monday, T=tuesday
Looks like a 7 day pillbox that was cut down: S-M-T-W-T-F-S
Richard
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doesn’t anyone have pockets?
I used biobuilde one season, and the recommendation if I’m not mistaken was about 5-10 pills per hour-looks as if the athlete was using it as well.
12 gels in 5 hours. Makes me nauseous thinking about it.
Just because the guy is fast doesn’t change that loading down a bike with all this stuff is silly.
I bet this guy is just as fast on a Diamondback road bike as he is on the P3C, but the P3C gives him a psychological boost of “I’m more aero, stronger, faster, …” It’s this same psychology that probably eggs him into putting all this stuff on the bike- if “my” nutrition isn’t with me when I need it during the race, I won’t do my best.
This pic typifies the head game involved in triathlon, some people succomb to fear, others simply go all out regardless.
Someone explain to me why frame aerodynamics are so important in triathlon (where we have shit taped and bolted all over the place)? Seems kinda like buying the lightest bike on the market but having a body that’s 10 lbs. overweight.
You get that extra aero benefit at the end of the ride (when you’ve eaten all you gels), when you need it the most cause you’re toasted.
Just because the guy is fast doesn’t change that loading down a bike with all this stuff is silly.
I bet this guy is just as fast on a Diamondback road bike as he is on the P3C, but the P3C gives him a psychological boost of “I’m more aero, stronger, faster, …” It’s this same psychology that probably eggs him into putting all this stuff on the bike- if “my” nutrition isn’t with me when I need it during the race, I won’t do my best.
This pic typifies the head game involved in triathlon, some people succomb to fear, others simply go all out regardless.
Astro, I hear what you’re saying. Wondering what you think if the nutrition is more a personal issue vs. precautionary preparation.
Aerodynamics are very important, as is proper nutrition. This guy has his gels in a pretty unaffected place, pretty much shielded by bars, arms and headtube. Easy to get at without sitting up. Its not like he taped gels to his wheels.
Styrrell
I didn’t say aerodynamics wasn’t important - just that many people are worried about having the most aero FRAME in the world but then they tape and bolt crap all over the place. Seems pretty silly to me.
Applying your logic a bit further (“This guy has his gels in a pretty unaffected place, pretty much shielded by bars, arms and headtube.”), one could make the argument that the frame’s aerodynamics isn’t that important as the frame is largely shielded by the front wheel, head tube and handlebars. I wonder how many people will believe that.