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cliveo
Thuekr
@Keiway#152
@fussballclub yeah I have read the full topic this afternoon :)
@cliveo there is many reason why I have take a fixed gear bike.
I think the most suited bike you can get for a TCR is one you feel comfortable with. The longer you can ride without pain, the farther you go. That why I chooses my everyday bike for work. I remember Ultan saying he feels very good on his TT bike, still a good reason to choose a TT bike.
I also like to challenge myself, so why not, and I'm not looking for a good rank on first try TCR.
I don't have money to afford a 5k€ bike.
And last reason, I love my bike, and as a 6years old Langster, it getting old for an aluminum frame, I wanted to do one last epic ride with it, this bike took me so far and gave me a lot of pleasure.
I was using 42x15 for endurance flat, and 42x19 for power climbing Alpes.
Wanted to give some precision about the ferries strategy.
First it was about 25% less elevation than the normal route.
Next, 200-500km less than others riders route.
the ferry is during the night, others normal guys go sleep at the same time, so I'm not loosing 10hours, but more like 4-6 hours, but I gain around 200km that I don't need to ride (again a win).
If I was aiming for the win, I would not ride a fixed gear bike, and I would take the normal route where I don't need to care about an accurate timing.
At CP 2 I'm 37, and at the finish 13
Gareth who took the ferry with me did the good choice at Sofia and he reach the top8.
The ferry strategy was clearly an awesome one.