king-tony

I give up. I pinned my number on my skinsuit last weekend, pulled on the suit and the pins shot out and hit a guy across the parking lot. He looked like pinhead from the hell raiser movies. So what is the trick to doing this if you do not have someone with you to pin them after the suit is on.

gsteinb

you're too fat for this sport.

waterrockets 

If there's nobody around to pin it for you, why do you need a number?

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urbanknight

I always had someone pin it on me. If none of my teammates were around, I'd ask any racer I knew. Last resort, ask a stranger who doesn't look *****exual or sadistic.

I now race in only jerseys, though. I've got a lot of work to do on the engine before I can actually benefit froma skinsuit.

king-tony

Well, duh.

Snuffleupagus

Put it on and THEN pin your number. A quick double check in the car window and you're good to go.

gsteinb

work it out in therapy.

El Diablo Rojo

I bring a pillow with me, a kingsize pillow works great. Put the skinsuit on the pillow, pin the number.

urbanknight

Well, ok it's not really a problem... unless he puts a move on you.

CastIron

A homophobe pinned in a parking lot by a random stranger? LOTS of therapy.

ZeCanon

put the suit over your steering wheel

ericcox

Use a strong double-sided fabric tape.

Duke of Kent

I don't understand how there is any tension on the safety pin, in any direction other than perpendicular to the pinning section itself, after you put your number on.

I mean, if you're double pinning it like you should be doing, the tension pretty much locks the pin in place.

DrWJODonnell

Sorry guys, but my answer is pretty easy. It's called super 77. No numbers acting like a parachute, you can put it low on your arse, and out of the wind entirely.



Cheap and I use it for all of my TTs. Use simple green to get it off your skinsuit afterwards (though I usually leave it on for a sticky base layer for the next TT).

Cleave

Good idea!

However, I usually just find someone to pin it on for me -- a teammate, a friends wife, and in a pinch, a total stranger.

king-tony

Does this work on regular jerseys?

merckx89

yea, that stuff is amazing. Your jersey looks like crap when you don't have a number on for the season though. (I only clean the glue off at the end of each season)

jrennie

Sure. I usually only use it for TTs but at the last crit they ran out of pins so I glued my # on

carpediemracing 

Yep, and you don't have to do a "season long number" either.

1. Put number, number side down, on pavement.
2. Spray back of number for 2-3 seconds with Super 77 from about 12-15" away.
3. Wait about 15-25 seconds.
4. Touch back of number with finger. Should be tacky, not mushy.
5. Slap on back of jersey/skinsuit. Make sure corners are on tight. If it's too un-sticky, redo steps 1-4 but wait less time.
6. Race. Enjoy no flapping.
7. After race, peel number off jersey. There should be no residue (if there is, you put it on when it was mushy, not tacky).
8. Wash and dry jersey as usual.

cdr

ElJamoquio

+1


+1. It's a skinsuit, you aren't wearing it when you aren't racing.

ElJamoquio

If you wait the 20 seconds, you don't get residue. For skinsuits, when it's the only thing holding it on (I don't use auxilliary pins on skinsuits; I do on jerseys) I don't wait more than 5 seconds; I don't care about the residue.

Enthalpic

I think I have to try this glue spray; thanks for the tip guys.

king-tony

Incorrect. I wear mine to the mall. I don't want to stick to the movie theater seats.

ElJamoquio

Oh. In that case, instead of the spray adhesive, may I suggest copious amounts of

phoshizzo

I use the pillow trick as well. If i don't have a pillow, then I use my duffle bag.