As the years from the agreed-upon C&V era progress, the tubes of bikes get larger in diameter in concurrence with, uh, many of our physiques, and we seem to like neither! Well, here is some respite from the potential self-loathing or self-surrender to the seeming inevitable: a "more established" waist line has aerodynamic benefits at speed, and if one wants to truly extrapolate this, it means that basically we are as fast now as we were when we were thinner.


Time for a beer and a burger? Yes, please.

The UCI have banned doodads mounted on the abdomen. I wonder if they'll ban yoga masters of abdominal diaphragm breathing -- those guys who can puff out their skinny bellies like bullfrog throats.

And here I thought I was just more stable.

This is absolutely, demonstrably true in my case. (Well, downhill, anyway)

It's more effective the faster you go, so going downhill certainly bears that out.

"I love it"
DJT Jr.

verktyg

Aerodynamics and road hugging weight. I was way ahead on this.

It may be more aero, but my fat gut keeps messing up my form while pedaling.

I spy a business opportunity for Spanx undies. Tummy shaping aero undies for MAMILs. Should be a cinch for any company that makes tummy support for pregos.

Next step: Wind tunnel testing on elite level women cyclists who are pregnant. Determine whether the boy/girl egg shape is superior.

And for some reason, I'm still trying to make salads work...