Not for CTT in time trials. I don’t race or know the rules of UCI events
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I haven’t used it yet but people I know that have just stuff it down the front and have a tube coming out of one of the sleeves. It might even make you a tiny bit more aero by acting as a fairing though the gain is obviously made by not carrying water bottles
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Nice. I never used the original bladder. Still NIB. Swapped out for a smaller one. Crazy, I still have the original packaging and could actually find it. The blue bladder is the original. The white bladder is a smaller one and the base layer backside is shown. The bladder slips in where the vertical gray stripes are. Front is a full length zip.
With a little work this could be quite a nice product. For the 3 people who would buy it!
I had forgotten about the UCI rules. But also don’t care as we don’t use them for local competitions 
Read the article I linked to above…there was concern at theUCI that it did indeed act as a fairing, which is why they put limits in place and said it could not be worn in front anymore.
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Back zip skinsuit with a pocket in front for the bladder and Bob’s your Uncle!
A nice thing about the bladder on back, if you fill it with ice get some nice cooling. On hot days that’s nice even for shorter races. Lowers the RPE a fraction.
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Would like to try this for some longer TTs, but given getting into the skin suit is challenging enough, not sure it’s a goer…
Worth a try in training especially if you race 50s or 100s
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Hi
Would be very grateful for any tips or comments to improve my position.
I am targeting 70.3 and 140.6 races.
I don’t have any history of injury or any known imbalances or mobility issues.
Bike is a 58cm Cervelo P3
170mm cranks
Fizik Mistica saddle
100m 17degree stem
Zipp Vuka Evo 110 extensions
15degree wedge under arm pads
Thanks!
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As always, the same footage with a helmet would be great. From what I can see here, it looks like a higher front, so higher shoulders, lower head would be helpful. Also when willing to ride in this position for several hours…
Thanks.
I don’t currently have a TT helmet. I thought it would be better to get my position “set” before that. Picking one would really be down to what passes the eyeball wind tunnel test etc. I use a Giro Synthe on the road.
I am guessing I can drop my head a little just by changing my posture but, as you say, that needs to be balanced against what I can comfortably hold for 5 plus hours.
Here a little reference from my position.
The one at the top is me with 100mm of spacers on my bike. The lower with 40mm less stack.
The one at the top has a very similar CdA (a little higher), but it is much easier to hold my head below my back and also, I can produce more power in the higher position.
My TTs are only a few minutes long, so the aggressive position is fine for me. For several hours? Not so much.
Also, maybe you‘ll find a shop that let‘s you try a few helmets. It really sucks when you are stuck on an expensive helmet that doesn’t fit you.
Bell Javelin has been recommended early in this thread. Cheap and solid choice. Only thing to note is that you can’t drop your head too much with it, because of its long tail.
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The Giro Aerohead is generally a pretty safe choice - tends to work for the vast majority of people.
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Thanks.
I have risers for the pads and looking back at some photos I can see that my head does seem to drop down a good bit when the pads are a couple of cm higher.
Yeah I have read that but reports are that it is heavy…
I was thinking POC Cerebel.
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I have worn the Aerohead in both HIM and full IM races with no problems…including IMWI, which is pretty damn hilly. I wouldn’t worry about the weight too much…
I personally love the POC Cerebrel…but I think the design is going to lead to much more variance in how it performs form individual to individual. But if you are coming from a regular road helmet, it will be a substantial improvement, no matter what.
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Not noticed the weight, not sure how it compares to others.
I read somewhere that Jonathan Shubert did this for his 100 mile TT record - bladder down the front with a flex straw.
Amateur Jonathan Shubert sets new 100-mile TT record in under 3 hours | Cyclist
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Yes, he mentions it here:
(about 11:05 and again at 13:05)
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