pro race tricks o’ the trade
May 8th, 2008 | by Smithers |John Lieswyn on the Pro Cycling MN Blog:
Without special equipment, follow cars or hoopla I set off to prove my worth. Earplugs in to block the sound of the wind (a mental trick to make you feel faster)…
Earplugs in a TT? I never heard of that.
Anyone?
Did you make that one up John?
I mean, duct tape on the anus, I think everyone knows that TT trick. But earplugs?
I don’t know if I buy that one.
5 Responses to “pro race tricks o’ the trade”
By hernando at 9:16 pm on May 8, 2008 | Reply
yup … it’s been used by TT fucks for a long time.
whatever. that’s why i sprint.
oh wait, i suck at that, too.
By Skibby at 10:59 am on May 9, 2008 | Reply
the national champ has been putting cotton in his ears on rides ever since I met him… and he’s a sprinter…
By Steven at 8:10 pm on May 9, 2008 | Reply
It’s a purely mental trick - you don’t hear the wind in your ears, so you think you’re going faster as if you were in a tailwind. Like those gimmicky helmet strap flaps that were advertised for a while.
By Bill Basso at 10:55 pm on May 9, 2008 | Reply
Hey, you can’t win races on EPO alone.
By jim r at 11:35 am on May 11, 2008 | Reply
I wear ear-plugs during sex and the definitely make me feel faster.