floyd's TT position [Archive] - The Paceline Forum

Climb01742

01-26-2006, 04:58 AM

floyd's TT position caught my eye. it looks lower than some, and certainly a shorter reach. unconventional but i'm sure he wind-tunneled it. everyone is different, eh? (note: sorry about photo size...here's link to bigger shot: http://www.cyclingnews.com/photos.php?id=photos/2006/features/phonak_training/SS08 )

cs124

01-26-2006, 05:06 AM

i bet the wind tunnel dude said "zip your jersey up" ;)

looks like lots of weight on his elbows, hate to hold that position for 50+ km

jonesy

01-26-2006, 06:28 AM

It doesn't look too unlike Obree's tuck that was banned to me.

Fixed

01-26-2006, 07:15 AM

bro anyone here think t.t'.s are boring to watch ? just wondering cheers :beer:

e-RICHIE

01-26-2006, 07:30 AM

bro anyone here think t.t'.s are boring to watch ? just wondering cheers :beer:

i like watching them during lunch

jerk

01-26-2006, 08:17 AM

i like watching them during lunch

if a t.t. bar has a free buffett it's the place to be for lunch imho.

as for floyd's position....it's really weird. few other riders have their hands higher than their elbows but then again floyd is really weird,.

jerk

e-RICHIE

01-26-2006, 08:28 AM

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as for floyd's position....it's really weird. few other riders have their hands higher than their elbows but then again floyd is really weird,.

jerk

that's cuz he's livin' in an amish paradise.

manet

01-26-2006, 08:35 AM

pretty pony

01-26-2006, 08:37 AM

That position says "I want to WIN!" not "There is definitely enough room on my top tube for a steak and cheese."

flydhest

01-26-2006, 08:43 AM

that's cuz he's livin' in an amish paradise.

didn't Coolio record that?

e-RICHIE

01-26-2006, 08:44 AM

didn't Coolio record that?

no. his was the remake: gangtsa's paradise.

pretty pony

01-26-2006, 08:47 AM

JohnS

01-26-2006, 08:49 AM

Are we confusing the Amish and the Hasidics here? I sure am confused. :confused:

manet

01-26-2006, 08:52 AM

Are we confusing the Amish and the Hasidics here? I sure am confused. :confused:

one acknowledges their driving limitations

inGobwetrust

01-26-2006, 08:55 AM

His tt position reminds me of a lot of triathletes. Weird.

Climb01742

01-26-2006, 08:58 AM

and are we letting a recent fetish with using photos as posts to derail every thread into a "can you top my photo" detour? many a photo is worth considerable less than a thousand words. just one guy's .02.

flydhest

01-26-2006, 09:01 AM

climb,
it took too long to read your post. Could you put up a photo that summarizes it?

bluesea

01-26-2006, 09:43 AM

Fixed

01-26-2006, 09:54 AM

bro iaido ?cheers
:beer:

dauwhe

01-26-2006, 09:55 AM

bro anyone here think t.t'.s are boring to watch ? just wondering cheers :beer:

Yes! Watching a time trial is like riding on a trainer. Lots of pedalling, not much fun!

Argos

01-26-2006, 10:19 AM

I agree. We are missing the point (sometimes) in an effort at cyber one-upmanship with our savy in finding the right pic to describe our sentiment. I will therefore use the power of word, not pics, for this post. [read: I couldn't find the pic within three searched on image.google.com]

If he gets any higher he will look like my beloved grandmother driving her land yacht around florida.

Ok, now everyone clse there eyes and think of an estelle getty sized Grandmother peering at you from beneath the top of her steering wheel.

:beer:

BumbleBeeDave

01-26-2006, 10:21 AM

. . . except the other way. His hands slope DOWN on his TT bars. Always thought that was a bit strange . . .

BBD

e-RICHIE

01-26-2006, 10:23 AM

[SIZE=1]I agree. We are missing the point (sometimes) in an effort at cyber one-up manship with our savy in finding the right pic to describe our sentiment. I will therefore use the power of ward, not pics, for this post.

me too.
where's wally, dad?

wanderingwheel

01-26-2006, 10:53 AM

I don't see what's so bad about Floyd's position. Sure, no one else seems to be adopting it, but from an aerodynamic point of view, it looks good. The hands appear to be breaking the flow that would normally hit the vertical upper arms, and this is probably a good thing.

His position was tested in the Low Speed Wind Tunnel in San Diego. I was doing some commercial tests there a few weeks ago (in between their unending stream of bike tests) and talked to the guys about it. Of course they wouldn't say much about, claiming just to operate the tunnel and let the coaches handle the positioning. They did say that Floyd was surprising and fast.