Alternative to Ice Socks for Bikers
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The current method of choice for professional bike teams to cool their riders during events is to fill nylons with ice cubes and hand them out as riders pass by, the rider then stuffing the "ice sock" in his/her jersey on the back of the neck. The ice melts, which is a positive in keeping weight down, the holy grail of cycling, but the melted ice can sometimes run all the way into a riders crotch, not so positive. The leftover nylon sometimes blows out of the jersey, sometimes falls into the back, getting discarded eventually one way or the other. When preparing for a long day, 3-4 socks per rider, upwards of 9 riders on a team, making these socks is a time consuming ordeal. And a waste of nylon material. EVERY team in the world does this, they must go through tens of thousands of socks a year. So, my questions are these....is there a better way to cool a rider? If not, is there a better, more eco-friendly and budget-wise reusable material to make socks from? Would it just be better to make adjustments to current jerseys to accommodate the socks, and/or control the flow of melting ice? Are there are other questions/alternatives/issues that might lead to a solution?
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Team Members
- Trace Jocewicz III - Team Leader
- Marshall Schlick - Communicator
- JJ Lamb - BSAC
- Gopika SenthilKumar - Co-BWIG
- Kevin Fantl - Co-BWIG
- Emma Herrig - BPAG
Advisor and Client
- Dr. Ed Bersu - Advisor
- Mr. Steve Jacob - Client