Shave those legs?

[Herzog]

Extremely tiny aero advantage...

According to Chris Boardman, a thin strip of hair should be left on the front of the shin for optimal aero advantage (thereby creating turbulant flow and less of a wake behind the leg)...never seen anyone attempt this though...

 

[youngoldbloke]

According to Chris Boardman, a thin strip of hair should be left on the front of the shin for optimal aero advantage (thereby creating turbulant flow and less of a wake behind the leg)...never seen anyone attempt this though...

Maybe a strip of self adhesive Velcro would work - why not try it?

 

[Roscoe]

Wifey out for drinks tonight, so I shall be trimming my head hair and shaving my legs.

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

Falls off sofa laughing . . .

more worrying is the shear number of people who found this gem of information "helpful"

31699 out of 32089 found this helpful

 

[Rob3rt]

Maybe a strip of self adhesive Velcro would work - why not try it?

I have seen a guy race with some special sort of tape up his leg to act as an aerodynamic trip! Same guy reportedly once raced with a Toblerone in the back of his overshoe to aero profile the back of his foot/ankle.

 

[tyred]

One surefire way to remove unwanted hair -

 

[MontyVeda]

I have seen a guy race with some special sort of tape up his leg to act as an aerodynamic trip! Same guy reportedly once raced with a Toblerone in the back of his overshot to aero profile the back of his foot/ankle.

did he win?

 

[Rob3rt]

Not on the day with the tape, no idea on the Toblerone day, hah!

 

[winjim]

According to Chris Boardman, a thin strip of hair should be left on the front of the shin for optimal aero advantage (thereby creating turbulant flow and less of a wake behind the leg)...never seen anyone attempt this though...

Can I get a witness?

 

[youngoldbloke]

Not on the day with the tape, no idea on the Toblerone day, hah!

UCI rules 'All shoes that are given an aerodynamic shape by means of a non-essential addition, whether to the heel or the front of the shoe, will be prohibited'?

 

[Octet]

I have seen a guy race with some special sort of tape up his leg to act as an aerodynamic trip! Same guy reportedly once raced with a Toblerone in the back of his overshoe to aero profile the back of his foot/ankle.

You sure it wasn't one of those physiotherapist ligament tape things?

 

[RebornBumbler]

more worrying is the shear number of people who found this gem of information "helpful"

I like what you did there

 

[Rob3rt]

UCI rules 'All shoes that are given an aerodynamic shape by means of a non-essential addition, whether to the heel or the front of the shoe, will be prohibited'?

Time trials are not run under UCI rules, they are run under CTT rules.

You sure it wasn't one of those physiotherapist ligament tape things?

No it was not. He made no secret of what he was doing.

 

[GrasB]

TMN to winjim

what is a TMN?... .. Besides you?

 

[youngoldbloke]

Time trials are not run under UCI rules, they are run under CTT rules.

OK - silly me - was the use of the word 'race' that confused me - should have realised - ‘The Race of Truth’, after all