Aerodynamics, Rolling Resistance, Weight, and Return On Invetment with Sebastian Schluricke | EP#90

That Triathlon Show

Mikael Eriksson

Health, Swimming, Endurancesports, Run, Cycling, Health & Fitness, Fitness, Ironman, Swim, Bike, Sports, Running, Sportscience, Triathlon

4.9 • 596 Ratings

🗓️ 4 January 2018

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

Cycling aerodynamics and rolling resistance is almost like a discipline of its own that triathletes need to master in order to be faster. Sebastian Schluricke of Aerotune breaks down the time savings per money spent on different equipment upgrades, to help you create a bang-for-buck shopping list. IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT: How having the right tires is almost off the charts in terms of minutes saved per money spent What tire pressure should you really be using? How much time can can save per kg you get rid of on yourself,your bike and your equipment on a typical Ironman course. The answer is probably a lot less than you may think. Toppriority aerodynamic upgrades to make in terms of time saved per money spent The mistakes triathletes make with their water bottle setup How much time are you throwing away in an Ironman because you didn't get a bike fit? SHOWNOTES: www.thattriathlonshow.com SPONSORS: Precision Hydration - One-size doesn't fit all when it comes to hydration. Take Precision Hydration's FREE sweat test and learn how you should hydrate. Use the discount code THATTRIATHLONSHOW for 15% off any products. Ventum - The ultimate triathlon bikes, using technology from fighterjets and Formula One race cars. Easier to build, pack, and travel with than any other tri bike. Get 110% of the value of your old bike towards the purchase of a new Ventum bike. LINKS AND RESOURCES: Aerotune's website Bicycle Rolling Resistance website Aerodynamics mastery and free speed on the bike with Nuno Prazeres | EP#25 How to shave 14 minutes off your Ironman bike split with Jon and Chris Thornham | EP#31 Virtual Wind Tunnel with Andrew Buckrell and Michael Liberzon | EP#47 RATE AND REVIEW: If you enjoy the show, please help me out by subscribing, rating and reviewing: www.scientifictriathlon.com/rate/ CONTACT: Want to send feedback, questions or just chat? Email me at mikael@scientifictriathlon.com or connect on Twitter - my handle is @SciTriat.

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0:00.0	The most important thing for the people is how much time they can save and how expensive is it.
0:08.2	And I told you it's around 60 euros per minute with the home and it's around 200 euros per minute for wheels.
0:18.7	That Traflon Show, Episode 90.
0:22.0	Hey, what's up, everybody, and welcome back to another episode of That Triathlon Show, the podcast presented by Scientific Triathlon.com.
0:43.6	I'm your host, Michael, and on today's episode, I interview Sebastian Schlurike.
0:48.6	He's the founder of Aerodynamics Testing Company AeroTune from Germany and we get into all things rolling resistance
0:56.7	aerodynamics and weight on the bike and in particular we discuss the return on investment on
1:03.7	any potential investments you can make any bike fitting equipment upgrades and that sort of thing
1:10.6	how much money do you spend per
1:13.3	minute saved on an Iron Man, for example? So that's one thing that I really like about this
1:18.3	episode. Sebastian was really fantastic at breaking all of this down into those specific numbers
1:24.1	so that you can make your shopping list based off of that.
1:33.7	So we discuss things like how having the right tires can be an almost off-the-chart return on investment.
1:35.0	We get into tire pressure as well and how much you really should inflate your tires.
1:39.8	That's a topic that I've been waiting a long time to hear more about because there's kind
1:44.0	of conflicting
1:45.0	Uh conflicting stories about that.
1:47.0	We also discuss weight of the bike, the equipment on it, the rider and you'll learn exactly how much time you can save per kilogram that you get rid of or get on the bike on a typical Ironman course.
2:02.7	And the answer is probably a lot less than you may think.
2:06.7	And of course, we discuss aerodynamics, which is Sebastian's top, top area of expertise.
2:13.4	He picks his top priority return of investment upgrades to make. And one thing that you may want to do after listening to this episode is to change your water bottle set up, because you may be throwing a lot of time away on that.
2:27.2	First, this episode is sponsored by precision hydration.
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