2010 Tri-Miami Triathlon: 44 mph down the William Powell Bridge.

[rangerdanger222]

Nice shifters. There's probably a nice bike to go with them.

[arnaudovangel]

cool video. I am planning to do this triathlon, now in May, I would like to know a little bit more about the swimming part. I've done a sprint triathlon in lake, but in ocean should be little bit different? How was the swimming part, maybe you can give me some tips.

Thanks

[Maccaism]

hahah your brave, staying on your aerobars for that

[ampdavolts]

The "gaps" you mention, are expansion joints.  I recall them in the old causeway, heard when I was a kid in the fifties: they made car tires go "thump". Bike tires at high pressure are a lot more sensitive to the effects of expansion joints between sections of concrete roadway: thump, air, bump!

[ampdavolts]

What a great video! Exciting as can be. Thanks!

[TheBookbound]

Dude! you're crazy for holding on to you aerobars down the bridge! at 44! i think my fastest was 38. but holding on to the handlebars...what kind of bike do you have?

I live close in dt so i go to key biscayne at least twice a week. i love this bridge. its the best circuit for us down here to train year-round. pretty much the only challenge we have.

ride safe.

[Tobytuber]

@TheBookbound Tell me about it. I remember it was pretty windy that day too. Also, you can't notice it too much in the video, but I am pushed slightly off the road and near the bottom I hit one of those reflectors (or where one used to be). I actually catch about an inch of air. Not much and not long, but I remember the feeling of the road disappearing beneath me. Pretty exciting at the time. Oh, and I ride a Specialized Transition.

[brianhogan2007]

what did the guy say to you at the end? sounded like it wasn't nice

[Tobytuber]

@brianhogan2007 I forgot what he said, but I think that after the u-turn he felt I was blocking him, then he goes ahead and passes me on the right. Whatever. I rested for a bit and caught him on the climb back up.