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kzoo_swmmr
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Posted: Tue Jun 19th, 2007 08:19 pm |
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Hmm. Now that the snazzy new Bella kits are in, I can't wait to stop being incognito & race in the team colors!
But, my next race is a 40k TT. I wore my new jersey out on a test spin last night, & was very sad to find that there was a lot of fabric flapping (I could hear and feel it) at & around the sides (hip to midsection) of the jersey. (Downsizing is not an option b/c I have some nasty "swimmers shoulders".)
My question is...over that distance, will the anti-aero flapping really matter?
I know I could switch to a non-bella snug jersey for the race and/or eat my weight in Ben & Jerry's before the weekend...but if it's not r-e-a-l-l-y going to matter, then I'll represent & wear our "cool-la-la" logo  What do you think?
Last edited on Tue Jun 19th, 2007 08:20 pm by kzoo_swmmr
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Girl Ryan
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Posted: Tue Jun 19th, 2007 09:04 pm |
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I guess you could always pin the sides in for the TT...
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velobella
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Posted: Tue Jun 19th, 2007 09:09 pm |
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Two words
Skin Suit
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woodbridge
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Posted: Wed Jun 20th, 2007 02:56 am |
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i have last year's size small sleeveless jersey you could borrow for the race
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kzoo_swmmr
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Posted: Thu Jun 21st, 2007 02:32 pm |
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Thanks for all of the suggestions.....to answer them all in turn:
pins--I'll try!
skinsuit--I'd love one! But since I joined after the special order, I'll just have to wait
sleevelss--I bet that would work, except for the mean USCF rule "1K2: Jerseys must be worn in all races and shall cover the shoulders." Not sure how carefully they enforce that one, but it's not worth finding out!
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jeninsb
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Posted: Thu Jun 21st, 2007 10:43 pm |
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LOL, maybe they'd give you the swimmer shoulder exemption. I think I saw that in the rule book somewheres. I think they give you a time bonus too, for having twice the frontal area of your bikey competitors. 
Slightly off-topic story: A swimmer-tri friend of mine went to do a bike fit. The guy who was helping her put all her measurements into a computer to work out the fit guidelines. He got it all in there, and the program returned an error. Please re-measure the arm length. The values you have entered are not proportionate to the other dimensions. Ha! Swimmer mutant Girl confusing the computer!
<--- ex-swimmer mutant girl
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Posted: Fri Jun 22nd, 2007 07:26 pm |
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| I like this idea...its like the golf handicap......
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