What to carry for a long distance race, & how to carry it

[darraghk]

hi all Ironmen…

i’ve looked online, but i just wanted to hear from Piranha members, how did you store stuff for your iron distance races.

i’ve already got a bottle between the aero bars.. and a bag on top tube…

should I use a mount behind the saddle with two cages, one for liquid, and another for tubes/co2/multitool?

thanks

[casso]

Hi Darragh,
I used 2 x bottle cages for liquids one on the aerobars and one on the downtube, I had a cage and bracket behind the saddle to carry my spares/mini pump CO2. I taped Gels to the toptube too.
I also put on a jersey for the 1st lap of the bike with more nutrition and a small bottle of water which I discarded soon after. (A wonderful German couple actually took it from me and gave it back to me as I entered the finishing Stadium)
Check out the distance between Aid Stations and what products they have and also if they agree with you! And practice in training your nutrition and also how to change a punture/use Co2.
Casso

[darraghk]

OK, so just one cage behind?

That makes sense, the bottle on the downtube would be a lot easier to reach.

Thanks Casso.

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