What does a speed suit do?
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Without looking it up I’m pretty sure he gained the US the world pursuit record recently. And used to be a gravel racer of all things.
Lambie?
Lambie has facial hair also.
Facial hair is shielded usually by your head turtling down and fact you’re staring at the black line and not 1/4 mile ahead.
Lambie?
Lambie has facial hair also.
Facial hair is shielded usually by your head turtling down and fact you’re staring at the black line and not 1/4 mile ahead.
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Without looking it up I’m pretty sure he gained the US the world pursuit record recently. And used to be a gravel racer of all things.
Lambie?
Lambie has facial hair also.
Facial hair is shielded usually by your head turtling down and fact you’re staring at the black line and not 1/4 mile ahead.
Yep, that's Ashton ('stache-ton) Lambie. And he's still doing the occasional gravel race, I believe.
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It lightens your wallet considerably so you should go much faster.
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I'm not sure it makes my gut any sexier, or aerodynamic.
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Rule #18 Know what to wear. Don’t suffer kit confusion. No baggy shorts and jerseys while riding the road bike. No lycra when riding the mountain bike (unless racing XC). Skin suits only for cyclocross.
Rule #18 Know what to wear. Don’t suffer kit confusion. No baggy shorts and jerseys while riding the road bike. No lycra when riding the mountain bike (unless racing XC). Skin suits only for cyclocross.
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Rule #18 Know what to wear. Don’t suffer kit confusion. No baggy shorts and jerseys while riding the road bike. No lycra when riding the mountain bike (unless racing XC). Skin suits only for cyclocross.
Rule #18 Know what to wear. Don’t suffer kit confusion. No baggy shorts and jerseys while riding the road bike. No lycra when riding the mountain bike (unless racing XC). Skin suits only for cyclocross.
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hey guys , how long do you think this will be on sale and can i do better???/
https://www.competitivecyclist.com/a...nosuit_s7-mens
https://www.competitivecyclist.com/a...nosuit_s7-mens
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hey guys , how long do you think this will be on sale and can i do better???/
https://www.competitivecyclist.com/a...nosuit_s7-mens
https://www.competitivecyclist.com/a...nosuit_s7-mens
Depends what you want. The Castelli Body Paint would get my money first. Junior has used both.
My 1st 1983 skin suit was Assos. It would be fine now.
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In any case ... even a hardcore pro TT expert isn't going to gain much from wearing a skinsuit when he is riding around the block with his kids on their bikes with training wheels. So, pretty much, at speeds below what the really fast riders ride, that skin suit is likely not the most effective investment.
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hey guys , how long do you think this will be on sale and can i do better???/
https://www.competitivecyclist.com/a...nosuit_s7-mens
https://www.competitivecyclist.com/a...nosuit_s7-mens
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I agree for pleasure riders, it's no difference but that's not the target market here. For a competitive amateur it really does look like easy watts for the money.
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19-25W is hardly a tiny amount of watts. That's a huge difference for anyone in shape and looking to go faster, it will take a lot of work to get that sort of power increase! Even a pro in the 450-500W range for a TT is looking at around 5% savings.
I agree for pleasure riders, it's no difference but that's not the target market here. For a competitive amateur it really does look like easy watts for the money.
I agree for pleasure riders, it's no difference but that's not the target market here. For a competitive amateur it really does look like easy watts for the money.
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And surely you must realize recumbents aren't allowed in bicycle races.
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bike races are about who can afford the most advantages....speed sui...t ultra light bikes......carbon .racing wheels....ceramic bearings the list goes on...its not about whos best just who has the most money to spend on advantages
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Makes you look fast? Just kidding. In elite sports it's all about the smallest edge. Sometimes the physical edge isn't as strong as the psychological edge. If you "feel" faster you generally will be faster.
I was a swimmer all through high school and college. I hated shaving my legs...hated it. But, it made me feel like a greased torpedo in the water. I "felt" faster. My times were always better when I shaved.
When I was in college Mark Spitz was a swimming god. Spitz won seven Olympic Gold Medals in swimming with a FULL head of hair AND a mustache. Kinda puts the hair thing to rest but he was confident enough to swim with a full head of hair and no cap.
If I put on a speed suite I'd look like a big stuffed sausage at my age. Probably good for sky diving but not cycling....
Spitz's edge was his mechanics. Hair? Pffft....
Today? He'd wear a skinsuite just like the rest of the competition though. He'd probably wear a cap too for the psychological edge.
I was a swimmer all through high school and college. I hated shaving my legs...hated it. But, it made me feel like a greased torpedo in the water. I "felt" faster. My times were always better when I shaved.
When I was in college Mark Spitz was a swimming god. Spitz won seven Olympic Gold Medals in swimming with a FULL head of hair AND a mustache. Kinda puts the hair thing to rest but he was confident enough to swim with a full head of hair and no cap.
If I put on a speed suite I'd look like a big stuffed sausage at my age. Probably good for sky diving but not cycling....
Spitz's edge was his mechanics. Hair? Pffft....
Today? He'd wear a skinsuite just like the rest of the competition though. He'd probably wear a cap too for the psychological edge.
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I always thought bikers look silly. Sorry. I have since then changed my mind a little. I used to think, "Who the hell do they think they are? Freddie Mercury?". And what is that mushroom thing on their head? Since then I have put on bike suits. I have mushroom helmets (I only wear them 30% of the time) For fun.
But...something in the back of my head keeps on reminding me: "There was a time you thought they looked silly. Remember that..dress normal."
But...something in the back of my head keeps on reminding me: "There was a time you thought they looked silly. Remember that..dress normal."