aero bars and drafting
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aero bars and drafting
Postby winstonw » Thu Nov 17, 2011 1:10 pm
He wakes up to it too late and when he moves his right hand to the drops, he veers right.
At the same time, 2nd wheel veers left to overtake 1st; which seemed impulsive. 2nd could have overtaken 1st by not following him to the right.
All in all, a good demonstration of why not to do aero bars when drafting guys who aren't, and avoid half wheeling.
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Re: aero bars and drafting
Postby KenGS » Thu Nov 17, 2011 3:35 pm
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Re: aero bars and drafting
Postby othy » Thu Nov 17, 2011 4:05 pm
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Re: aero bars and drafting
Postby Wayfarer » Thu Nov 17, 2011 6:55 pm
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Re: aero bars and drafting
Postby Mulger bill » Thu Nov 17, 2011 7:46 pm
I've never been in that boat but why did he keep the left foot down which would have exacerbated the tendancy to veer right after the touch?
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Re: aero bars and drafting
Postby skull » Thu Nov 17, 2011 8:00 pm
Dumb ass riding on aero bars in a group.
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Re: aero bars and drafting
Postby il padrone » Thu Nov 17, 2011 8:09 pm
"An unjustified and unethical imposition on a healthy activity."
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Re: aero bars and drafting
Postby uncle arthur » Thu Nov 17, 2011 10:23 pm
I can only think that 8 spokes wasn't as much of a price he should have paid as his nose smooshed in the gravel.
THAT'S how you learn a lesson.....
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Re: aero bars and drafting
Postby il padrone » Thu Nov 17, 2011 10:40 pm
Yes. However it was the missing spokes that caused the dump. He should have been able to recover from the wheel clp - it didn't throw him down straight off - but he rode on, with his buckled wheel wobbling all over the place. 25% of your spokes missing is a bit of a killer for steering stabilityuncle arthur wrote:I can only think that 8 spokes wasn't as much of a price he should have paid as his nose smooshed in the gravel.
"An unjustified and unethical imposition on a healthy activity."
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Re: aero bars and drafting
Postby winstonw » Thu Nov 17, 2011 11:28 pm
The rim or spokes could have jammed on the brakes or forks.
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Re: aero bars and drafting
Postby Aushiker » Sat Nov 19, 2011 8:23 pm
When I road with Freo Wheelers there was a strict "you will be told" policy of get off your aero bars.
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Re: aero bars and drafting
Postby jcjordan » Mon Nov 21, 2011 8:47 pm
Actually there is still an advantage while drafting with TT bars.Wayfarer wrote:what a nooblet. This is probably why some road cyclists seem to sweat more when i start drafting then on my tri bike! Using the aero extensions while drafting gives no advantage, and is stupid
The greatest advantage from drafting comes from the reduction of wind related friction. If the following rider is not in the drops then they are in the wind and therefore not getting all the benefit.
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