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roofi said:
No, you wrong! Triathlon not tops - triathlon sucks!
&roo
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I disagree entirely with these two posts. #1 - I don't care much for these painfull ebay links on what is generally an informative forum, and #2 - Andrew, Triathlon most definately does NOT suck. Triathlon can be an extremely rewarding experience...not too far removed from an energetic, passionate one night stand. If you lay the right groundwork prior to the event, the outcome can be tremendous.
(Toungue planted firmly in cheek)
~j~
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Andrew Swan <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...
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roofi said:
No, you wrong! Triathlon not tops - triathlon sucks!
&roo
Triathlon sucks? I thought it was draft-free! Group riding sucks...
Ritch
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"Ritch" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
"]news:[email hidden]...Quoted message said:
Triathlon sucks? I thought it was draft-free! Group riding sucks...
Well, tri's are draft free unless you are racing Elite, then drafting is allowed. Why? I have no
idea. It seems to undermine the ITT (Individual Time Trial) nature of the racing. Makes for more
interesting bike legs though, that's for sure!hippy
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gravelmuncher said:
I disagree entirely with these two posts. #1 - I don't care much for these painfull ebay links on
what is generally an informative forum, and
#2 - Andrew, Triathlon most definately does NOT suck. Triathlon can be
an extremely rewarding experience...not too far removed from an energetic, passionate one night
stand. If you lay the right groundwork prior to the event, the outcome can be tremendous.(Toungue planted firmly in cheek)
~j~
Actually GM, I'm just jealous of tri'letes because:
(a) I can't swim to save my life
(b) Although I've run a marathon, my knees are now shot and I can't run anymore
(c) Tri clubs seem to be pretty much gender-balanced!&roo
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hippy said:
Well, tri's are draft free unless you are racing Elite, then drafting is allowed. Why? I have no
idea. It seems to undermine the ITT (Individual Time Trial) nature of the racing. Makes for more
interesting bike legs though, that's for sure!My guess would be that organisers of lower-level tris disallow drafting primarily because of the
risk of collisions, given that:
(1) triathletes have worse bike handling skills than dedicated cyclists (although paradoxically,
introducing drafting to tris would help fix this)
(2) unlike roadies (except in designated ITTs), triathletes are allowed to use aero bars, and
drafting someone while you're on aero bars would be much more dangerous than while you're on the
hoods/drops (steering is harder and braking is impossible)
(3) triathletes tend to stare at themselves in shop windows as they ride past
(4) if a triathlete was to pull out an energy gel while in a bunch, they might take their eyes off
the wheel in front and stare dangerously at the gel packet, just because it says "concentrate".&roo
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"Andrew Swan" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:xxC%b.124Quoted message said:
(3) triathletes tend to stare at themselves in shop windows as they ride past
(4) if a triathlete was to pull out an energy gel while in a bunch, they might take their eyes off
the wheel in front and stare dangerously at the gel packet, just because it says
"concentrate".Nice one! Did you ever think of working as a comedian? :-)
hippy
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