Did anyone else have trouble getting their tires up to temp w/warmers last Sat? I'd borrowed Vinnie's warmers that have temp gauges and couldn't get them over 70 deg C. :-(

So I finally used my brain and looked at my wheel with the wind going through it while sitting on the stand. The aluminum spokes were working like a radiator and sucking any head put into the wheel right out. So I put the bike cover on (covering the wheels) and the temp came up 10deg.

Dwayne and I remembered TyreSoks guy (Richard Larude or someone like that) who sold warmers with separate blankets to go around them that covered the entire wheel. I guess he knew what he was doing - although they were an absolute pain to put on and take off.

So any thoughts on what we should do the next time we race in a wind tunnel? I sure wish I could find an old set of those TyreSoks blankets, just in case. :-)