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Old 06-21-07, 08:29 PM
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Originally Posted by jbierling
Post ride/race report.

8am Sat - 8am Sun. 443 miles. Highs in the mid 80's. 4th overall out of 366. (502 miles, 458, 450, 443, 426, ...).

I did indeed end up using my disc. I used my aero helmet until roughly 3:45pm. I didn't have any issues with the disc and I actually had most of my heat discomfort after switching to my vented helmet around 4:30pm.

The guy who finished #1 was using a softride TT bike after his first 121 miles and used an aero helmet at night. There was one other person who wasn't among the top riders using a disc. So other than the three of us there was no other aero equipment in use.

If I changed anything next year it would probably be to mount my helmet light to my aero helmet for night use as I rode alone almost the whole time and it was plenty cool. Other than that, I was happy with my equipment choices.

-Joel
well done...!
(scratching his head wondering how to get his 200k speed up to 18 mph...)
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