The Slowtwitch Mega-thread! I need answers, man!

Triathlon Forum
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OK, let’s stop messin’ around!! Let’s all get together, and once and for all, get real answers to all of our problems!! After wading through thread after thread, diatribe after diatribe, insult after insult, I can’t remember if we decided anything on these critical issues of our time. So, Slowtwitchers, I need answers on the following:

  1. Powercranks…good or bad? Will I run faster if I use them? Bike faster? Will Andrew and Frank ever hug and make up?

  2. Clinchers vs. tubulars? Which one is fastest? Which has the lowest rolling resistance?

  3. Tri 101 Series…great idea? Great distance? Will it survive?

  4. Leg shaving for men…yes or no? Why or why not? More importantly, do chicks dig it?

  5. Dimples…are they truly faster? Why doesn’t somebody dimple a bike? Would we be faster if we could dimple our skin?

  6. Is more really more, or is it less, which would then mean less is more? I’m so confused…

  7. Newtons…best running shoe since man started walking upright or over-hyped piece of crap?

That’s it*…we will all have reached triathlon nirvana if we can figure out these vitally important questions. Afterwards we can all hug and sing kum-bi-yah…

Spot

*Dang, I forgot #8: Is it cool or uncool to get an “MDOT” tatto after finishing an IM?

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  1. Tubulars are faster.
  2. Yes it will survive at least another year
  3. Dimples are faster unless you own HED wheels.
  4. More is not always better according to Greg LeMond
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“1. Powercranks…good or bad?”

    • Good, and will get you noticed at a century when you pedal kangaroo style!!

“4. Leg shaving for men…yes or no? Why or why not?”

    • Just don’t have a leg-shaving party.
      “More importantly, do chicks dig it?”
    • Only if you have great legs. Either way, chicks aren’t turned on by guys with mohair legs.

“5. Dimples…Would we be faster if we could dimple our skin?”

    • It’s called “cellulite” and NO.

“6. Is more really more, or is it less, which would then mean less is more? I’m so confused…”

    • More is more, but less is more sophisticated and more is less complicated. I’m inclined towards a theory of doing less more and more or less doing more less.

“7. Newtons…best running shoe since man started walking upright or over-hyped piece of crap?”

    • Best over-hyped piece of crap since dimpled tyres.

“*Dang, I forgot #8: Is it cool or uncool to get an “MDOT” tatto after finishing an IM?”

    • If you get drunk after the race, you can just expect to wake up with one. I strongly recommend NOT getting one after every IM you do, or you’ll look like Dennis Rodman.
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  1. Powercranks…good or bad?
  • Yes
  1. Clinchers v tubulars
  • argument will be irrelevant within 2 years. Tubeless are going to take over.
  1. Tri 101 Series…great idea? Great distance? Will it survive?
  • Can we get “Support the 101” bumper stickers and Lavender ribbons?
  1. Leg shaving for men…
  • Yes. Does anyone really think that body hair is attractive?
  1. Dimples
  • Dimples are awesome. I wish I had dimpled stuff.
  1. Is More more
  • More is always more, unless more is too much, in which case less will be more, but since you will need to do more of less, more is still more.
  1. Newtons
  • I ate a Newton this morning. Delicious.
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  1. The jury is still out. I don’t think they are bad, but I’m not convinced they are good. As far as Frank and AC: No.
  2. Tubulars
  3. No answer from me
  4. Yes
  5. Yes they are faster. But remember, they are moving SIGNIFICANTLY faster than the bike is.
  6. More is more
  7. Jury’s out on this as well I think.

There are my thoughts.

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  1. No opinion.

  2. Tubies. Works for the pros, and that’s the wheelset I have. RR? Physics confuses me. :wink:

  3. Most triathlons are a good idea. Any distance is fine. This series had a rough start and I don’t foresee a long-term thing.

  4. Yes! It’s HHOT! Yes!

  5. see prev. post about cellulite. Dimpled skin usually not faster. :wink:

  6. Less is more.

  7. Good concept. Too pricey for me.

hugs!

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you forgot

  1. beer: cans or bottles?
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  1. Cervelo or Felt

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  1. Cervelo or Felt

That’s not even a debate, is it??

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“That’s not even a debate, is it??”

NO! Felt all the way! :wink:

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  1. More is not always better according to Greg LeMond

Unless food is involved…(see the Jonnyo diet)

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i wish i could help; but i’m still stuck on which gel to use.

kitty

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you also forgot Zipp V Hed which is faster
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Only the Sahara runners have all the answers…

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#10 - Is the seat too high?

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#10 - Is the seat too high?
No, my/your/his/her ass is too low. Don’t blame the bike fit for your poor genetics.

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  1. Clinchers v tubulars
  • argument will be irrelevant within 2 years. Tubeless are going to take over.

But will they be faster?..j/k

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  1. Powercranks…good or bad? Will I run faster if I use them? Bike faster? Will Andrew and Frank ever hug and make up? Good Early in the season.

  2. Clinchers vs. tubulars? Which one is fastest? Which has the lowest rolling resistance? Depends, both.

  3. Tri 101 Series…great idea? Great distance? Will it survive? No.

  4. Leg shaving for men…yes or no? Why or why not? More importantly, do chicks dig it? Yep, yep, sure.

  5. Dimples…are they truly faster? Why doesn’t somebody dimple a bike? Would we be faster if we could dimple our skin? On a golf ball, not on anything else - seen any dimpled racing cars?

  6. Is more really more, or is it less, which would then mean less is more? I’m so confused… No.

  7. Newtons…best running shoe since man started walking upright or over-hyped piece of crap? No. Depends

  8. Is it cool or uncool to get an “MDOT” tatto after finishing an IM? Cool, only after Hawaii - before it’s pretending.

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#10 - Is the seat too high?

Thats not a debatable question its always yes.

Grant