That Triathlon Life Podcast Is shaving weight off a triathlon bike really worth it, and more!
Apr 9, 2026
59:01
This week Eric and Paula toughed it out and battled through sickness to make sure we got an episode out in time. We kicked things off with a Swim Sets with Paula, briefly covered the Tour of Flanders, and then moved on to listener-submitted questions. This week we discussed:
- Shaving weight off the bike, only to add four 1-liter bottles in a race
- Our imaginary dream triathlon product
- When the juice is, or isn’t, worth the squeeze in triathlon racing
- How Eric attaches SRAM blips to his bars
- How to act and react when other runners look great on course
- Can breathwork really increase VO₂ max by 10%?
- Do triathlon-specific bike shoes actually make a difference?
- Is it okay to swim only freestyle in a masters class?
- How do you “shake off” a bad race?
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