Laura Trott's hair

[coffeejo]

You really need to ask?

Sadly, no.

I was, perhaps naively, trying to be polite.

 

[ufkacbln]

Donald Trump doesn't seem to be held back by it either

His is farmed in Norway:

 

[ufkacbln]

She could use a smaller aero helmet if she had less hair though.

But surely the hair provides additional absorbent material, thus benefiting the individual by increasing helmet efficiency in case of impact

 

[User16625]

I find it odd that female athletes even go to the length of having their baps removed to save weight, become aero etc but still have hair, wear clothes etc.

 

[coffeejo]

I find it odd that female athletes even go to the length of having their baps removed to save weight, become aero etc but still have hair, wear clothes etc.

I didn't realise that The Great British Bake Off had become an Olympic sport.

 

[Andrew_P]

It is all about the plaits, they seem to plait their hair just under the rim of the helmet almost ingeniously.

 

[slowmotion]

But surely the hair provides additional absorbent material, thus benefiting the individual by increasing helmet efficiency in case of impact

That seems a

I find it odd that female athletes even go to the length of having their baps removed to save weight, become aero etc but still have hair, wear clothes etc.

I suppose whipping out a pair of tonsils and an appendix would save a bit of weight.

 

[screenman]

I am slower now without hair than I was when I had some.

 

[Fab Foodie]

I am slower now without hair than I was when I had some.

That's cos you're now in a period of aggregating losses ....

 

[screenman]

That's cos you're now in a period of aggregating losses ....

Or maybe it is because I train on the bike a lot less.

 

[smutchin]

Rochelle Gilmour commentating on the Olympic MTB race just queried the Spanish rider's decision to wear a moustache because of the aerodynamic disadvantage.

At first I thought she was being serious but I wonder if she's actually taking the piss a bit after reading this thread.

 

[coffeejo]

Rochelle Gilmour commentating on the Olympic MTB race just queried the Spanish rider's decision to wear a moustache because of the aerodynamic disadvantage.

At first I thought she was being serious but I wonder if she's actually taking the piss a bit after reading this thread.

If she mentions bread and other baked goods, you know she's a lurker.

 

[slowmotion]

Rochelle Gilmour commentating on the Olympic MTB race just queried the Spanish rider's decision to wear a moustache because of the aerodynamic disadvantage.

At first I thought she was being serious but I wonder if she's actually taking the piss a bit after reading this thread.

What about Sir Bradley's sideburns then?

 

[velovoice]

What about Sir Bradley's sideburns then?

TMN to me!

 

[screenman]

What about Sir Bradley's sideburns then?

They have the golf ball affect.