The Girl in the Thong on the back of the Crotch Rocket and other Aerodynamic Musings. (Page 2)

I happened to be right behind Tom for this mornings ride and got a pic!   Warning: Potentially NSFW.  Pic here!

That is just so wrong...but I do have to wonder if it helps the areodynamic properties

Yes, my thoughts too

My faith in humanity has been restored.  Bless you, Delta Woman!!!

I like you

still not seeing why this thread is in Tri-talk??

no, my comment was not meant to be in sarc font.

You are a genius and hopefully will lead a whole new fashion trend.  Folks!  Mark this day, it started right here!

We are discussing aero dynamics so the followup question" is commando more aero?"

There did use to be a clothing optional triathlon outside of Boone, NC that took place entirely on the grounds of a nudist colony.  Maybe you could look up the times at that race and have a look?  

And I'm not kidding, it was a few years ago that I saw a website for it.  

It's all we're left with these days...

Serious question: Was the point of this post to have a suggestive subject, get 1300 people to click on this thread bc they see the words "thong" and "crotch", ramble/muse for a few paragraphs, then end with  "I need Red Bull" ? 

Just genuinely interested if the point was to increase exposure to the words Red Bull.

Part of Tom's job is to browse triathlon forums.  Getting lots of people to open his threads is what he gets paid to do.  Sometimes his threads involve decent converstation, and sometimes they're about panties (not just this thread, but another one in the past) or weird animals.

Oh, come on.  It got a hot girl (or a guy posting with a hot girl as his avatar, I guess...) to admit she doesn't wear panties.  That's worth something.

Agreed, and respecting what you and others say in your mentor group (I find myself reading your group's thread more often than tri talk most days), don't you think it is up to us to change the conversation?   We make up the forum after all.  

And you have not seen a pic of her legs from the other post...it makes her commando comment even better.

Bingo.

Here we go. Watch the clip to about :37 as the smoke wand becomes about level with rider's left hip. You'll see the vortex actually begins to wrap around the rider's back, with some smoke momentarily moving forward relative to the rider:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTKwA9hrV_Y&feature=relmfu

Here is phenomenon:

1 or 2 bottles?

I...ummm...Yah, that's a good line of logic. You keep with that one! Please?

So, more aero when commando? How to test this? Slight increase in power-to-weight ratio, but would there be a noticeable effect on aerodynamic coefficient? Perhaps a "whale tail" could provide some stability and increased control at higher speeds, similar to a sports car's rear spoiler?