helmet vs. no helmet?
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helmet vs. no helmet?
Postby ohexploitable » Wed Oct 24, 2012 8:53 pm
are helmets or no helmets more aero?
now i'm not talking about aero tt helmets or anything, just regular ones
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Re: helmet vs. no helmet?
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Re: helmet vs. no helmet?
Postby familyguy » Wed Oct 24, 2012 9:01 pm
Then I was like
And now I'm like
How's that for an answer to the question of the year?
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Postby damhooligan » Wed Oct 24, 2012 9:06 pm
SCHIJNVEILIGHEID !!
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Re: helmet vs. no helmet?
Postby il padrone » Wed Oct 24, 2012 9:14 pm
"An unjustified and unethical imposition on a healthy activity."
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Re: helmet vs. no helmet?
Postby liquor box » Wed Oct 24, 2012 9:22 pm
Would a bald head actually be more aero?toolonglegs wrote:No helmet and shaved head is more aero... Don't forget the skin suit and bootie covers
If your head was dimpled then it might be aero
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Re: helmet vs. no helmet?
Postby skull » Wed Oct 24, 2012 9:25 pm
I am sorted then, bald and have dimples on the skullliquor box wrote:Would a bald head actually be more aero?toolonglegs wrote:No helmet and shaved head is more aero... Don't forget the skin suit and bootie covers
If your head was dimpled then it might be aero
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Postby greyhoundtom » Wed Oct 24, 2012 9:30 pm
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Re: helmet vs. no helmet?
Postby Nobody » Wed Oct 24, 2012 9:35 pm
Yes, because it has a smaller frontal area than with a helmet.liquor box wrote:Would a bald head actually be more aero?
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Re: helmet vs. no helmet?
Postby toolonglegs » Wed Oct 24, 2012 9:36 pm
Well thats an aero tt helmet... bald head would be more aero than a head of hair waving around, no idea how much though... probably a nats dick. But head alone will be quite a bit more aero than your average road helmet.liquor box wrote:Would a bald head actually be more aero?toolonglegs wrote:No helmet and shaved head is more aero... Don't forget the skin suit and bootie covers
If your head was dimpled then it might be aero
This was no helmet... http://app.strava.com/rides/10278948#180580550" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; and it was fast... I don't think a helmet was going to do a lot for me at 50-70 kmph if I came off but I ceratainly felt naked without it at those speeds.
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Postby toolonglegs » Wed Oct 24, 2012 9:38 pm
Yes a head has a smaller frontal area... but a TT helmet fills in the dip of the neck... so I am not sure if a good aero helmet ( which suits the riders position ) plus a visor is more aero than just a head. I will leave that to ALex .Nobody wrote:Yes, because it has a smaller frontal area than with a helmet.liquor box wrote:Would a bald head actually be more aero?
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Postby Nobody » Wed Oct 24, 2012 9:40 pm
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Re: helmet vs. no helmet?
Postby Nobody » Wed Oct 24, 2012 9:43 pm
We probably won't find out either as I'm expecting this to be locked as soon as a mod realizes. Maybe Warthog1 can tell us. He's also got one of those funny looking things.toolonglegs wrote: Yes a head has a smaller frontal area... but a TT helmet fills in the dip of the neck... so I am not sure if a good aero helmet ( which suits the riders position ) plus a visor is more aero than just a head. I will leave that to ALex .
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Postby greyhoundtom » Wed Oct 24, 2012 9:47 pm
I did the same thing with the same results........however with me it was the panic setting in just in case the cops spotted me and I copped a fine.........my fastest trip ever getting back up the hill to home.Nobody wrote:I forgot my helmet one day and it took me about 10 minutes or more to realize before I turned back. Definitely felt and appeared on the computer to be faster than normal.
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Re: helmet vs. no helmet?
Postby Mrfenejeans » Wed Oct 24, 2012 10:00 pm
Hollowed out watermelon does the trick too.
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Postby Mulger bill » Wed Oct 24, 2012 10:07 pm
This has been the most coherent and enjoyable lid thread I've read for some time now
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Postby Mrfenejeans » Wed Oct 24, 2012 10:12 pm
Mulger bill wrote:Lock? Naaah...
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Postby il padrone » Wed Oct 24, 2012 10:27 pm
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Re: helmet vs. no helmet?
Postby warthog1 » Wed Oct 24, 2012 10:33 pm
What, funny looking head or helmetNobody wrote:We probably won't find out either as I'm expecting this to be locked as soon as a mod realizes. Maybe Warthog1 can tell us. He's also got one of those funny looking things.toolonglegs wrote: Yes a head has a smaller frontal area... but a TT helmet fills in the dip of the neck... so I am not sure if a good aero helmet ( which suits the riders position ) plus a visor is more aero than just a head. I will leave that to ALex .
I reckon TLL is right as an aero helmet correctly worn should smooth the air flow off the back of the scone.
Then again my funny looking, clapped between two bricks head, has a pretty small frontal area, so I don't know. Plus look at those non pointy helmets Sky were wearing at the tdf this year
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Re: helmet vs. no helmet?
Postby Nobody » Wed Oct 24, 2012 10:35 pm
Yeah, it looks less high on the head, but it appears to be a Euro specific helmet as it has next to no vents. It's going to be 36 deg C here tomorrow. I couldn't wear it without having to stop to wash the sweat out of my eyes. Maybe a winter specific helmet? Probably more aero than the winter specific one below.toolonglegs wrote:It is actually a fair question... and the reason giro have come out with these.
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Re: helmet vs. no helmet?
Postby Nobody » Wed Oct 24, 2012 10:43 pm
Must be the helmet because as you have the good idea to hide your identity, I don't know what you look like.warthog1 wrote:What, funny looking head or helmet
I didn't bother to watch too much of the TdF this year as it was so boring. The Sky train made it so. So I only watched it when I was on night shifts. I think I missed the helmets. Got a pic?warthog1 wrote:I reckon TLL is right as an aero helmet correctly worn should smooth the air flow off the back of the scone.
Then again my funny looking, clapped between two bricks head, has a pretty small frontal area, so I don't know. Plus look at those non pointy helmets Sky were wearing at the tdf this year
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