Aero Nutrition Question

Sounds like an interesting technique but a little extreme.  I always "precut" the wrappers before I tape anything down but that is just for ease of opening later.

Opening Cliff bars or blocks can be a hassle when tired, especially when you "tear here" and it doesn't quite work out. 

I said other.  I rubber band mine to my PD aerodrink bracket.  Simple and quick.  My Bento box is filled with my spare tube, Co2, etc. I do have another box I could attach to top tube and seat post.  That is for Olympic and above. 

I selected other.

My nutrition goes in flasks.  Which may be kept in my bento box or my jersey pocket.

I have 2 flasks, 1 in the bento just for storage and one in a flask holder on the stem which I use every 30. Then 2 packs of cliff blocks cut in half (so 3 per "pack").

Only think I can think of is that tri tops/jerseys typically have MUCH smaller pockets than cycling jerseys (and usually only one pocket as opposed to three) or they are in weird locations like on the side instead of in the back.

I hate having large things on my back - especially water bottles.

But yah my flask problem is because the shirt I'm planning on wearing (the desoto long sleeve cooler) has only 1 center reachable pocket.

With my bike jersey on training ride I have "backup" stuff like an extra bottle, tube, arm warmers, cellphone, etc in the pockets.

Tape is cheaper?

I saw a number of the pros at Steelhead slip a gel flask into their jersey pocket just before the bike start. They originally had them taped to their top tube. I assume they would have made the switch after their first swig if the race hadn't been a DU.

I had a bento box with the gels at Steelhead and think I'm gonna try the taped to top tube method for my next HIM. Maybe I'll try the flask. Who knows. There's always something to think about.

FWIW, I think it's easier to put empty gel packs in your pocket than back in your bento.

I don't know about Cliff Bars but lick and stick works for shot blocks quite well though I've never done it in a race.  Only tried it to see how it worked.  First time I saw this being done was at an Xterra race (mountain biking).

Either bento box or taped to top tube for me, depending on distance.

I had 4 gels and a Cliff bar in the box. By the end of the ride, it was like a trash can. It was all I could do to get the 4th gel out while not dropping trash and risking penalty. I ended up taking the empty packets out one by one and putting them in my rear trisuit pocket. When I got to the last full gel, it was so nice not to have to fuss with the trash.

Plus, the extra step of taking the piece of gel packet out of your mouth after you bite it off was annoying. The tape method eliminates that.

And some of us just don't have jersey pockets.

To OP, tape gel to frame for Sprint and Oly.  Strategic tape placement and it comes right off as gel tops are meant to tear easily.  Used wrapper is now flat and is tucked into pant leg.  I'd lose the top part half the time.

Longer course and I use Bento box.

Water is downtube or between aerobars for short-course, both for long-course.  I'm limiting to half IM for the foreseeable future, and that's enough for me to make it.

This is slightly off topic, but realavent to the topic, are you allowed to dispose of trash at bottle drop locations?

Like a few others I have my spare tire etc in my bento box, though it's not really a bento box, rather an under the seat bag that doesn't fit under my seat because of the seatpost, so I put it up front like a bento. I have my first HIM this weekend. I will be taping four gels to the top tube, the tear off method has worked for me in the past, and the trash would normally got in the leg of my tri shorts.

In the past it has only been one wrapper so no big deal. I was thinking the bottle drop locations may also be for trash, if not I'll have to rethink that part, don't want four of them in my shorts.

Back when I first got into tri in the 90 we stuck powerbars to our top tubes, in some cases they stuck a little too well.

I stuff trash up my right tri short hem, then throw it out at aid stations or just keep it there.

I keep clean/unused stuff separate from the used/dirty stuff.

SORRY HAD TO DO IT LOL, HIM on sunday is starting to make me anxious so I've been crazy

Your advice sounds good, i thought about doing that for my half this weekend, but ran out of time, and nothing new on race day. I havent tried infinit or perpeteum or anything like that. So for my first it will be all gels/heed

New Competition 2XU trisuit is supposed to arrive today thanks to the schwaggle yesterday so we'll see what fits in the pockets.

You know aside from the exercise part, this triathlon stuff is kind of fun!