Basic Triathlon questions from those who don't know

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rf_fozzy Dec 2020 9:56pm, 16 Dec 2020 12,474 posts	0 rf_fozzy Oh. I've never tried neoprene jammers. Didn't even know they existed. I thought you were talking about normal swimming shorts (like these: https://www.wiggle.co.uk/swim/jammers?f=300394) I guess it's possible - neoprene will trap air more than polyester I would have thought they might make a small difference, but it should be similar in a wetsuit maybe?
jda Dec 2020 10:32pm, 16 Dec 2020 9,033 posts	0 jda I’ve got neoprene shorts, zone3 I think, very helpful for my sinking legs while I was learning but I haven’t used them for a long time now.
RichHL Dec 2020 12:56pm, 17 Dec 2020 14,911 posts	0 RichHL I have a pair which I wear from time to time. They do make a difference if you have sinking legs.
GlennR Dec 2020 1:04pm, 17 Dec 2020 54,698 posts	0 GlennR Buoyancy shorts is what the things are called. Jammers are anything in that cut.
GordonG Dec 2020 6:33pm, 17 Dec 2020 8,406 posts	0 GordonG Yes they're the ones, Glenn. And it's the zone3 ones I've just invested in Ah that explains it fozzy! I was surprised that it seemed quite difficult to buy buoyancy neoprene shorts combined with a standard swimsuit top half for women. (Goes off to corner the market in the new product)
RichHL Dec 2020 7:12pm, 17 Dec 2020 14,914 posts	0 RichHL I think of them more like rubber punishment pants for when I have been bad and forgotten my drills for a while.
Irontubs Jan 2021 2:55pm, 6 Jan 2021 3,026 posts	0 Irontubs GG they do seem to market the bouyancy shorts to women, I did swim with a girl that wore them over her normal swim suit. I also, I'm sure I saw an advert pop up on FB for a suit, but that could quite possibly have been for a whole different audience using neoprene
Albert O Balsam Mar 2023 8:59pm, 7 Mar 2023 899 posts	0 Albert O Balsam Hello - I appreciate that I am resurrecting an old thread but it seemed to be the logical place for my noob question. I have a tt bike and I'd like to put a water bottle holder on it - I'd like one that sits comes out from under the seat and faces backwards like this . But, what are they called, and does anyone have any recommendations? Thank you in advance.
RichHL Mar 2023 9:45pm, 7 Mar 2023 20,924 posts	0 RichHL They're just called seat-mounted bottle cages, I think. Planet-X used to do some when they still built TT and tri bikes. I haven't seen any for a while.
rf_fozzy Mar 2023 9:56pm, 7 Mar 2023 19,732 posts	0 rf_fozzy Any of these helpful? probikekit.co.uk topeak.com merlincycles.com sjscycles.co.uk