What’s better, a race belt or pinning your number to your chest? I noticed some guys like peter Reid were pinning their numbers.
Race belt. If you pin, then it’s not the best idea to wear your jersey into the water. Many times I’ve struggled to get a dry jersey onto my wet body in T1, and several times I’ve popped the pins and had to redo it. Not worth it.
-C
2 years ago I pinned my bike # on the back of a bike jersey with all 4 pins. The wind from the high speed downhills (and I don’t downhills as aggressively as some) ripped the # off of my back 1 pin at a time. I finally had to stuff it into a jersey pocket so that I would not risk littering the course.
pinning your number to your chest?
Okay, Mind Freak (obscure reference to an A & E show that I’ve never watched)…pinning them to your chest would hurt like *&^^%$!!!
But anyway…race belt all the way. Much easier to deal with at all times.
Use a race belt. So much easier.
Why would Peter Reid pin? Are there any secrets (like tape over pin holes to prevent ripping?)
I sweat like a pig so the pins start to rust and makes rust stains on my clothes. I also had a red race belt that ran and ruined some clothes as well. Stick to black or colors that don’t run.
I did at AZ in the spring, will do again at IMF in 2.5 weeks.
Actually I have used the race belt most of my Ironman races, but at LP in 04 I changed outfits for the bike and run, so I pinned the # on the back of the bike jersey and the front of the run singlet. I found that changing did nothing to make me comfortable it just made my transition longer.
The race belt makes alot more sense when you are using one outfit.
Can someone explain the purpose of wearing a race number on the bike? You already have the sticker on the helmet and the number on the bike itself. I haven’t done an IM-sanctioned race before, and in all the races I’ve done I’ve only had to wear the race number on a race belt during the run, so why do official IM events require you to wear it on the bike?
I would guess so that the officials can identify you from behind while they ride their motorcycles.