Kona Slow-Motion Videos: Male Pros Cycling part 1
TTBikefit always has good info on bike setup. Here he records in slow motion the top 15 riders at Kona as they ride by.
No commentary from him yet (pt 2??), but interesting to note body position, equipment etc. What struck me the most was how minimalist most of the bikes were. Some didn't even appear to have any hydration system. Andy Potts seems to sit up higher than others too.
Anyway, some food for thought.
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Cool. Deal with andrea r. And the guy after him with the hockey helmets? Same idea as the kask that wiggins wears?
First off, I promised myself I would start off every post from now on with the phrase "When I did Kona ..." because its not obnoxious AT ALL.
Anyhow, when I did Kona, I ran one profile between-the-aerobar bottle, one seat tube bottle, and one behind the seat bottle. However, because of the number and size of the aid stations, I could have and should have used only the profile and saddle bottle - two fluid containers would have been just fine. On the climb to Hawi, I actually dumped the contents of the saddle bottle to drop a bit of weight, and just put the bottle back in the cage to clean up the wind behind me.
My point - and keep in mind that it was stupid hot, that I'm way slower than the pros, and that I probably found myself in much more congested aid stations than they had - is that at this race, and probably any other IM, you can get away with much much less than the four or five bottle setup that many athletes lard down (or de-aero) their bikes with just by living off supplies on the course.
Thanks for posting these. I'm looking forward to seeing the rest of the series as they appear.
I was happy to see Faris in the mix this year.
My frame is round tube. Travel bike. Like Al's but a tiny bit bigger. I guess the down tube water bottle is actually advantageous in this case (Todd K. states this in a post on this website).
I would like to see video of myself at Kona. "When I did Kona..." Projecting to the future with positive thinking.
Arizona will be my first Ironman with new Todd fit. My drop went from 11 cm to around 18 cm. And I actually still feel pretty strong in this position. Will see how I part the winds now.
Now that is funny.
Not that I've been to Kona (hey there's always the lottery), but I feel the same way about other race venues, unless you have specific needs, two bottle cages should be fine.
Congrats Dave!