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aah that looks so fkin sweet

sweet camera work bicycle guy

this fight was a treat.

Jeezus.

Silva vs. Cormier?

I will watch, don't get me wrong, but Silva seems like he should be retiring.

He has a puncher's chance. A pretty skilled pucnher's chance. But I don;t think he'll take well to being sat on by Cormier, esp if that comes after being scooped up and thrown down. Not a bad retirement plan for Silva though.

Might want to use the parl.gc.ca petition site instead of a social media site the government can completely ignore.

https://petitions.parl.gc.ca/en/Petition/Details?Petition=e-281

oh yeah I think I'm nailing it…probably closer to the seocnd right?

well my shopping list is
Deda Parabolica Uno 35mm Clip-On $81
Shimano PD-R540 SPD SL Sport Pedals $41
Bont Riot TR Cycle Triathlon Shoe $137

A little more than I wanted, I think the shoe is a little extravagant. I'll leave the helmet this time round, maybe year after next.

I won't post a pic of the build til after winter. Training for a run now and then it's biathlon til the snow goes.

in the meanwhile thanks for the advice you surprisingly wise bastards.

You could also go with a tri shoe, but seemingly how you have something against showing up to a tri looking like you know what you're doing, I would use a regular road shoe instead.

Tri shoe it is. I'm just scared of being slowly converting to an angry roadie or getting obsessed with times. In a way, it's easier to be happy and overachieve if you look out of place…

Wheel cover for back wheel, Tomac style.

Really though beyond speed tac ons for style points, you just need to get your body down and out of the way for speed. Tricky as you usually run out of top tube length on a road bike. TT bikes leave room for insane seat angles and subsequently allow slammed front ends.

Maybe a forward offset seatpost too then.

I'm starting to come round to most of what you said. Looking for 2nd hand helmet and aerobars. Maybe an enormous stem to boot. Also advice seems to be drop the bars and move seat forward…I have an inch or two on the saddle bar, see how that works.
shimano SPD SL for 40 bux on wiggle. bont riot tr shoes sound good to me, but I think I should go to LBS for them. can't make head or tails on online reviews for fit. NOt the cheapest, but I figure shoes is not the place to skimp completely.
If this cuts my commute time, then it's good I can justify some of the expense. It's 36 km, but with 25 km headwind more often than not on the way to work. I'm hoping being aerodynamic pays good dividends.
thanks, I'll post pics of what it looks like when I'm done.

If you're really strong I think you should be able to get down close to the 1:10 range on a shit bike.

Aero helmet would seem like value for money. They seem kinda poser-ish, maybe I'm the poser for not wanting to be seen with one. See what CL has.
oh and the term "shit bike" is offensive to shit bikes. "beer bike" hurt fewer feelings.

For 4 years on this Luddite tri bike was the bane of my age group.

That's inspirational. I like the prices for the gear too, I was already looking at new aerobars, Craiglist and bike kitchen here I come. I take pride in not wasting money or being the obvious eye sore in an otherwise perfect set-up.
I did the tri in my flamboyant shorts. Which felt good, a few too serious people there, but mostly everyone seemed have fun and time for nod and a smile.

I did 33, 1:20 and 51, Olympic length obviously. But I was training for a marathon and threw this in for fun. my only bike and swim training was four full length ride and swims before the event. Swimming is easy, if you go with the flow and take the time to breathe…of my friends who claim not to be able swim much, mostly they seem to scramble like crazy and tire after two lengths…easy to fix. What really surprised me was how much the swim helped my running in terms of recovery. Except the benefit of the swim was soon outweighed by the damage of doing the bike/run…killed my calves (I also run minimalist shoes).

here's the bike, not sure if it'll work: https://www.flickr.com/photos/alexwicks/4101573879/in/datetaken/ edit: I took the fenders off for extra performance

I'm good without the second hand chamois. In fact I've either got a tough arse or too much fat, but I have no issue with getting sore. I just kept my swimming shorts on.

So I think right now my list
true wheels
aerobars
clipless
cheap helmet if poss (to be worn only with flamboyant shorts to compensate)

Is there a recommendation for clipless?

If you can afford bars and pedals practice riding down on the drops that will help for free.

I have drop bars, just not the aero extensions, I did headwind sections on drops and the rest upright. felt nice switching. I guess I should practice maintaing that position.

Sounds like clipless are a must. And from below, aero bards and skin suit (which sounds grim)

I took part in a triathlon last weekend. The swim went really well and then I got to the bike part, which I figured I would be pretty strong at. I felt like a kid who had accidentally stumbled in to the grown-ups section. And the results confirmed, my bike section dropped my placement a bunch; I averaged about 30 km/h for the 40 km. While, clearly, I can get fitter, I did notice nobody really passed me on shitty bike like mine (lol at the fixies! but did pass me).

the bike is a 80s Norco (sized via internet lookup table) with DMR mag flats (it's also my beers bike and second car) and some old 6 x 3 drive chain and friction shifter…you get the drift. I put shiny new gatorskins pumped to 120 psi and cleaned/oiled the chain and cogs. I paid $120 bucks for the bike and put new tires, saddle and pedals.

Any idea where is the biggest gain and most cash efficient? these are what come to mind, but can't do all…
pay to get sized in a shop
clip pedals
shiny new rims
better frame
bar rest close to the stem so you can be more aerodynamic

To match the time I got in swim and running I should be hitting 1:00 to 1:05, not 1:20. how much is bike, how much is me? is there magic bullet for sub-200?

I can do the french with some effort, just being lazy…must get over it. good link. Like you said, lots of votes for crossmarks…
In the meanwhile, rode the GP track last night. This town has a good attitude toward biking, it`s gonna be good.
thanks