72 - Look Cycle Product Manager Pierre Facomprez

What this episode covers

Endurance Innovation is now on Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/enduranceinnovation]! Have a peek at our page and show us some love. * 2:00 meet Pierre Facomprez, product manager at Look Cycle * 6:00 a fun digression about swapping the drivetrain to the left side of the bike for track racing * 14:00 the aerodynamic benefits of solid-spoke (tri-spoke) wheels * This is a debate on the front wheel only. In the rear, use a disk whenever permitted * Rotational 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 rim * Weight 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 trick * 43:00 tri suits * Make 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 swim * Calf 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 [https://www.lookcycle.com/fr-en/]and Corima [https://www.corima.com/].