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02-20-10 | 02:32 PM

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Forget saddle to bar drop...

someone else posted this in the mtb forum, but I had to share it with you aero weenies.

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02-20-10 | 02:36 PM

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Is that a nose fairing?

02-20-10 | 02:37 PM

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Intense, but you'd probably get better leverage on the handlebars in a climb

02-20-10 | 02:37 PM

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Is that a nose fairing?

hahaha

02-20-10 | 02:41 PM

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Intense, but you'd probably get better leverage on the handlebars in a climb

What makes you think they're climbing?

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02-20-10 | 02:42 PM

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what is he holding onto?

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02-20-10 | 02:47 PM

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Intense, but you'd probably get better leverage on the handlebars in a climb

Probably just a little rise to power over at high speed after coming down that hill in the background.

02-20-10 | 02:48 PM

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what is he holding onto?

Looks like he's holding onto the fork crown to me.

And, yeah, what is on that dude's nose? Mini dustmask?

02-20-10 | 02:50 PM

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Is that a nose fairing?

Air foil beak

02-20-10 | 02:53 PM

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Kinda reminds me of that dope dealer in Salton Sea.

02-20-10 | 03:12 PM

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Air foil beak

Do you think that'll meet the UCI's 3:1 rule?

I guess you could argue it's structural....

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02-20-10 | 03:13 PM

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What makes you think they're climbing?

The perspective makes it look like they're coming into a climb. Maybe its just a photographer low to the ground and the light angles

02-20-10 | 03:14 PM

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Do you think that'll meet the UCI's 3:1 rule?

I guess you could argue it's structural....

He should work for Specialized.

02-20-10 | 03:23 PM

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Just to make sure everyone noticed, the post was for the guy getting aero with his hands on the fork, not the nose guy.

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The perspective makes it look like they're coming into a climb. Maybe its just a photographer low to the ground and the light angles

The foundation in the background tells me that they just finished a descent. I agree that the photographer's angle makes it hard to tell if that means they're now on a flat or a climb, though.

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02-20-10 | 03:29 PM

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Originally Posted by urbanknight

Just to make sure everyone noticed, the post was for the guy getting aero with his hands on the fork, not the nose guy.

The foundation in the background tells me that they just finished a descent. I agree that the photographer's angle makes it hard to tell if that means they're now on a flat or a climb, though.

Don't take away Nose guy's spotlight!

02-20-10 | 03:30 PM

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Don't take away Nose guy's spotlight!

Start your own thread on the nose. This one is about being more aero than umd.

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02-20-10 | 03:34 PM

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Originally Posted by urbanknight

someone else posted this in the mtb forum, but I had to share it with you aero weenies.

That's a new take on getting aero, and what the heck is the guy in the middle doing? This pic makes me wonder where in the crowd is Rod Serling.

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02-20-10 | 03:36 PM

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I was wondering about the middle dude too. Looks like he's fixin' to bump off his teammate.

02-20-10 | 04:06 PM

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Is that a nose fairing?

his nose will be fairing badly if he hits a big enough bump riding like that.

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02-20-10 | 04:14 PM

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Originally Posted by LesterOfPuppets

I was wondering about the middle dude too. Looks like he's fixin' to bump off his teammate.

Either that or dislocate his leg at the knee joint. I wince every time I see that down stroke.

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02-20-10 | 08:55 PM

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One of my friends used to do that when he tried to break away on his MTB, but only on pavement.

02-21-10 | 06:23 AM

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Originally Posted by ls01

his nose will be fairing badly if he hits a big enough bump riding like that.

To say nothing of his hands!

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02-21-10 | 08:33 AM

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Woah, that's a huge helmet!!! XXXL

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02-21-10 | 08:48 AM

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They look geeky, not as us elegant roadies.

02-21-10 | 09:00 AM

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Could it be he's working the lock out on his forks?

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