2019-06-01_220_Triathlon

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114 / /June 2019


faq advice kit races


KNOWHOW


THE HOW, WHAT AND WHERE OF RACING


Whatevertribike
yourbudget– or
desire– stretchesto,
yourmoney’swasted
if youdon’tachieve
theperfectbikepositionforyour
bodytypeandability.Here’sa quick
guidetotheoptimumangles and
thecorrectset-up...

HEADPOSITION
Trytominimisetheamountyour
headandhelmetsitabovethe
levelofyourtorso to reduce your
frontalarea.

SHOULDERANGLE
Startwitha 90-100°anglebetween
yourtorsoandupperarmto
minimisetheamountofeffort
neededtoholdyour weight.

HIPANGLE
Thiswillvarymassivelybetween
individuals;if yougotooacutein
searchofbetteraerodynamics your
performancewillsuffer.

SADDLEHEIGHT
Setyoursaddleata heightsothatthere’s
a 25-35°bendatyourknee when your leg is
atfullextension.

ELBOWANGLE
Startwithyourelbowatabout90°tobegin
withandmakeadjustments from there.

FOREARMS
Keepforearmsparallelwiththegroundor
withyourhands very slightly higher than
your elbows.

faq


HOWCAN I


FINDMY PERFECT


BIKE POSITION?


CHECKINGYOURPOSITION
Here’sa simplemethodtocheckthe
aerodynamicefficiency of your new
bikeset-up...

QBeforeyoumakeanychanges,ride
overa setcourseofabouttwomiles.
Makesureit’sa coursethat’sas
traffic-freeaspossibletoreduce
outsideinfluencesandrideit ata
consistent,sustainablepowerthat’s
closetoyourraceintensity.

QDoit threetimesinconditionsthat
areassimilaraspossible and record
youraveragetime.

QThen,makejustonechangetoyour
set-up– alterthebarheight,say– and
repeattheprocess:samecourse,same
conditions,sameconsistentpower
output.Recordyourtime.

QA dropinyouraveragetime suggests
improved aero efficiency.

JAMESMITCHELL
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