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Skin Suits
Postby ouderblade » Sun Mar 11, 2012 6:16 pm
http://m.active.com/cycling/articles/bu ... nefits.htm
The article goes on to say (page 2) that a skinsuit would save more time than aero bars and an aero helmet.
I have recently purchased a time trial bike and was looking at TT helmets as i believed that they would help reduce drag, but i wasnt aware that skin suits would do more than an aero helmet ? Thoughts ?
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Re: Skin Suits
Postby mikesbytes » Sun Mar 11, 2012 6:22 pm
Speak to who ever provides your club uniforms
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Re: Skin Suits
Postby ouderblade » Sun Mar 11, 2012 6:34 pm
Yeah our club has them, so i will speak to them about it, and from what im finding now, it looks as though i will definitely be getting one.
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Postby mikesbytes » Sun Mar 11, 2012 7:08 pm
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Re: Skin Suits
Postby vander » Sun Mar 11, 2012 7:19 pm
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Postby mikesbytes » Mon Mar 12, 2012 9:10 am
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Re: Skin Suits
Postby Redbull » Mon Mar 12, 2012 10:50 am
Bottom of the article - my emphasis* For a rider who rides 40km in 48 minutes (50 km/hr). Calculated using T=0.464 x D, (a simplified version of an equation formulated in 1999 by Chester Kyle, a pioneer in cycling aerodynamics since 1974), where T is the time savings in seconds and D is the drag difference in grams. Each savings in drag, expressed in grams from the above table, is multiplied by 0.464 to provide an estimate of the time savings, in seconds, over a 40km time trial.
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Re: Skin Suits
Postby vander » Mon Mar 12, 2012 8:02 pm
What I was saying was from the article that I read about this data.mikesbytes wrote:Got to raise the BS detector on that. The difference between makes will be minor.
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Re: Skin Suits
Postby toolonglegs » Mon Mar 12, 2012 8:30 pm
My normal kit is so bloody small it feels like a skin suit anyway .
I tried to order a club skinsuit last season and I was the only one ordering one so was too expensive... didn't try this season as we order in early Dec and I didn't have any goals then.
Regreting it now!... not sure how I will broach the subject of wearing a plain skin suit later in the season... will wait till I can show them it is worth there while allowing it .
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Re: Skin Suits
Postby mikesbytes » Mon Mar 12, 2012 10:52 pm
My club skinsuit cost $160 vs $220 for jersey and bib nicks. I've got 4 club skinsuits, but 3 of them have additional ventilation holes
Back on the topic of the graphic/info, if memory serves me right, over socks are about a 4 watt saving, so how does that equate to 30 second benefit? The same as a disk wheel
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Re: Skin Suits
Postby toolonglegs » Thu Mar 15, 2012 2:41 am
So... if a TT frame only gives you a 17 sec advantage over a 40kmTT.... as they are pretty expensive this would nearly be the last thing you bought right?. As long as you can get a good position in what you are riding right.
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Postby mikesbytes » Thu Mar 15, 2012 8:18 am
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Re: Skin Suits
Postby toolonglegs » Thu Mar 15, 2012 8:58 am
TT's are not very common here until September.
I have a 5.6km prolouge in May plus a 25km team TT.
Then maybe a 2 or 3 K prolouge in June.
Then nothing till September... but I wan't to start spending some time in a TT position...I think with a Thomson set back post facing forward and an adjustable stem I can get a reasonable position on this road frame.
Any thoughts would be good.
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Re: Skin Suits
Postby mikesbytes » Thu Mar 15, 2012 3:06 pm
Body position is all important, to maximise the aero without loosing power.
I'd be inclined simply to put the seat on the legal forward position and leave it there, though I'm not sure what happens with your dimensions.
As you ain't able to get a skin suit thru your club, can you get a race fit jersey? or squeeze into one size smaller?
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Re: Skin Suits
Postby ouderblade » Mon Mar 19, 2012 6:41 pm
Thanks for the input.
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