Should FOP use buckets

What are they using them for? If it's to ice down the post-race beer, sure, why not?

.....I knew this would happen....

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Although I like Bear's reason better, I think a bucket would be useful for flying mounts.

 I'm making it vague so no one gets upset... which I'm sure will create more controversy

Yes Bryan this was for you

Might make an awesome aero helmet!

I know this is referring to the previous bucket in transition thread but due to the thread about FOPs not liking BOPs and BOPs not liking FOPs or whatever that thread was really about it had me thinking they meant FOPs had to drag buckets like during the swim to slow them down, sort of like how in racing they make cars winning a lot add weight or restrict intake size to slow them down.

This then reminded me that I thought of that becuase we had to do that in HS at swim practice, did anyone else ever have to do that? You'd literally have to swim with a bucket tied to your ankle dragging it behind you.  Doing a flip turn and pushing off was like slamming on the brakes in your car.

Only if said bucket was RED.

Gary, we needed a POLL on this dang it!

FOP's should use buckets. Yes. If some of those ladies in my AG slow down just a tad... I'll take a top 3 spot!

Close, our evil HS coach tied those stretchy bungee bands to us and to the starting blocks. Then we had to try to see if we could make it to the other side.  Hard to get across, but fun swimming back at warp speed!

We didn't have any long enough that would get you across the pool but enough to anchor you and the shooting back was always fun.



What if you had to drum out a song on our bucket in transition to cover any penalty time?

FOPers do use buckets. At a local tri this month, the guy in the next rack over from me used a bucket and won his AG. Interestingly the guy who won my AG was racked next to me and used my bucket. He even joked about using my bucket after the race as he was picking up his wetsuit and goggles from my space. The first guy has been a FOPer for many years and has been to Kona several times - and he has always used a bucket as long as I've known him. He even has a little padded seat for his bucket!

Anyone else notice that there is a perfectly good helmet attached to the handlebars?

Are we talking about using buckets to keep your junk together in transition?  I'm a newbie.  Please open the can of worms again or point me to where I can find them.

I haven't read any of the other threads, so I totally thought that you meant that the FOP race so hard that they puke, and when they do, should they be using buckets?

Clearly, I have some catching up to do.

actually that's a great thought... I can't remember anyone taking it that way..

It's a topic that has been discussed so much that it's now a running joke

I didn't even bother reading this thread...but the title made me laugh!

Actually it's a triathlon joke. But that may be splitting hairs.