Seems like you’d get blown over if there’s any crosswind…
Nope! Nope, nope, nope… errrr NOPE!
I feel like the bigg trux klan will just roll extra coal if they see you wearing this honestly idiotic lookig accessory.
Nope, definitely not. That is wasted space. The back is for holding a backpack with a hydration reservoir. Anyway, I’m trying to gain strength and lose weight, not reduce my times by .02%.
Believe it or not, hydration packs have been shown to reduce aerodynamic drag for cyclists. There was a brief moment in pro cycling where riders wore them during time trials to shave a few tenths off their time. Strangely, the benefit of wearing one backward (on your chest) is a little bit better than wearing it on your back.
Needless to say, the UCI quickly banned hydration packs altogether.
'cause the UCI are dickheads and want to live in 19…f@#k!ng…10. Let fixate on sock height, frame weight, aero tuck and shifter angles, but ignore road furniture, dickhead crowds assaulting riders and fine riders when the organisers cant organise (looking at you Vuelta)
Strangely, the benefit of wearing one backward (on your chest) is a little bit better than wearing it on your back.
That’s fascinating and makes me wonder if wearing both at once was tested. I can’t imagine it’d be comfortable though.
They definitely did try both but I don’t know if anyone was ever cheeky enough to wear that setup in an actual race.
Currently they’re putting race radios in the front, centered side to side, during TTs. Rumor has it that the UCI has already had to tell a couple of teams to stop using extra tape and stuff to embiggen the radio lump.
Anything that makes a cyclist look even more fucking ridiculous gets a green light for me. Grown men dressed in spandex with sperm shaped helmets is already hilarious. Add to that a fucking binbag…
What’s nuts is they can spend thousands for the look.
Out of curiosity what is in the approved list of attire that you think is okay for “grown men” and what is in the unapproved list?
