Pictures of you suffering in a race (please credit photographer)
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Dude, look at how little bend there is in your elbows!
A longer stem might worth trying. It'll get your more stretched out than low though.
A longer stem might worth trying. It'll get your more stretched out than low though.
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So for breathing do you just try to keep your back muscles nice and flexible? I seem to lose what little power I have when I'm flattened out like that..
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fuggitivo solitario
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Also it's much better sprinting on the lower bar height, at least for me.
#5583
fuggitivo solitario
This is on me rounding a bend on my solo flyer
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#5585
fuggitivo solitario
One person had his aluminum wheel taco'ed...
I should also mention that yours truly also struck a pedal rounding the 180 and went down (see ripped left aero shoe cover in picture above). Thankfully, i didn't take anyone else down with me.
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here's another pic. I wonder how much long it would have taken to get caught had i bent my elbows. I'm quite surprised at how locked my arms were. Gonna be trying to do most stuff in the drops for the next few days so that i can more muscle memory. Sometimes i find extended periods in the drops hurt my triceps. My FTP ain't up there yet, but my weak arms certainly qualifies me as a cyclist.
This is on me rounding a bend on my solo flyer
This is on me rounding a bend on my solo flyer
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2 powertap units = ******.
and as far as working your arms in the gym...meh. How many pros do you see in grand tours with bulky arms? Doesnt seem to have hurt their "jumps".
and as far as working your arms in the gym...meh. How many pros do you see in grand tours with bulky arms? Doesnt seem to have hurt their "jumps".
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Not sure, but someone caused a massive crash, and it was toward the end of the peloton at about 75% into the race. It was a few laps after my solo flyer, and i lost contact with the main group when this happened.
One person had his aluminum wheel taco'ed...
I should also mention that yours truly also struck a pedal rounding the 180 and went down (see ripped left aero shoe cover in picture above). Thankfully, i didn't take anyone else down with me.
One person had his aluminum wheel taco'ed...
I should also mention that yours truly also struck a pedal rounding the 180 and went down (see ripped left aero shoe cover in picture above). Thankfully, i didn't take anyone else down with me.
Sucks that the RR was canceled...it looked like it would have been a gorgeous race.
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Here I am this past weekend trying to close a gap with teammate in tow. Looking at this pic, just a little more elbow bend could have really helped. That and dressing properly to avoid racing in my warm up pants.
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"Official" photo scoring finish from this weekend...tossing the ride to eek out a spot