72 - Look Cycle Product Manager Pierre Facomprez

Endurance Innovation is now on Patreon! Have a peek at our page and show us some love.2:00 meet Pierre Facomprez, product manager at Look Cycle6:00 a fun digression about swapping the drivetrain to the left side of the bike for track racing14:00 the aerodynamic benefits of solid-spoke (tri-spoke) wheelsThis is a debate on the front wheel only. In the rear, use a disk whenever permittedRotational drag is 25% of the total drag generated by the wheel (source DT Swiss)Disk brakes mean more spokes, which increases rotational drag. Solid spokes do not contribute to rotational drag when mounted on modern, wide forks. Modern tri-spoke wheels are using less-deep spokes that taper towards the rimWeight penalty for a disk brake tri-spoke vs a similar depth traditional spoke wheel is about 200g (tri spoke is heavier)37:15 Pierre’s hidden valve trick43:00 tri suitsMake sure that the pad works!Test your suits. The difference may be substantial Try your suit on the bike when it’s wet and de-wrinkle after the swimCalf sleeves can be quite fast 58:00 the Aergo cockpit. Comfort equals speed. Take a look at all the bikes, wheels, and components on offer from Look and Corima.