Time Trial / Time Trialling / TT

I’ve hit a bit of a snag with the boardman air tt bike I’ve been preparing to race on this season - nabbed my hunt carbon wheels from the road bike so I could start exclusively putting mileage up on the boardman only to find they were so wide I couldn’t even get them between the pads with the calipers wide open.

What’s worse is that there are no modern carbon wheels that I’m aware of with an external rim width that would fit the bike. From measuring I think I’d need <20mm.

I’ve ordered some Swissstop flash evo black Prince pads which I believe are for bikes with tight clearance, but are there any new wheels with that narrow of a rim profile?

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You can move this (these) washers to the outside of the calliper arm. They’re supposed to allow for toe-in but once the pad is worn to the rim profile it makes no difference. I’m running my wide Hunt wheels like this and it’s fine.

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Oh that’s good to know! Thanks!

We’re in business!

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Rear was actually fine, marginally too tight with new pads, so took the 75% pads off my road bike and it was perfect.

Front, there were actually two of those domed spacers so I took the thicker ones out completely and the carrier bolts still tightened up fine. Still to set pads up correctly but they’re in and not rubbing

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Thank you for doing all this figuring out for me. Bought one of these as a complete bike on ebay because it was a steal, and building it up for my brother. The more Im looking at this frameset, the more I like it.

Did yours come with the original trp brakes? My front one is a little crusty and am curious to know what my options are if/when it gives up

Just had a look at mine, they look like theyre in pretty good condition. But the upside of TRP is that you can buy a lot of bits and bobs for it, so I wouldn't worry too much about it!

Whats wrong with yours? The one that came on my vitus was in a very bad shape, but a proper rebuild sorted it out.

On further inspection they’re actually fine, I’m just being fussy.

Picked up some angled risers from a guy on timetrialling forum, might need to tweak fit again slightly but got out for a 2.5hr z2 ride yesterday and spent 80-90% of the ride moderately comfortably in the aero position.

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Heard a rumour yesterday that the CTT is going bust! Apparently next season club evening ten events are going to cost £15 to enter!!!!!

Seems a bit unlikely, the year to March 2022 showed a surplus of £157k, a turnaround from a deficit of £73k for the year to March 2021. There are reserves sufficient to run losses of the scale of 2020/21 for several years, even the disastrously incompetent board might be able to find some savings out of their lavish expenditure before the well ran completely dry.

https://www.cyclingtimetrials.org.uk/documents/download/10376

Is there a recommended base bar for use with existing clip on bars? And even better would anyone have an old one they’d like to sell! Thanks

Profile design?

Does anyone have or know of a medium met drone for sale? It r swap for a giro aero head…

As onyerbike says, Profile Design make a range from the ~£80 T2 Wing upwards, and there's the Zipp Vuka Alumina at a similar price. There are also the three kinds of Deda Crono Nero which seem to be discontinued but there's plenty of stock floating about for £30-£45

All assuming your clip ons are 31.8mm clamp. For legacy 26mm clip ons, you're probably stuck with the Profile Stoker 26

Yeh they must be 31.6, they were on road bars that are that size. I’ve gone 3t as they were available, cheap (allegedly used to be £115, now £30) and I was already on wiggle for other stuff.
I don’t remember I was terribly fussy in the past about base bar but I do know I didn’t like the funny hed ones with built in levers or the use with Mtb style levers. Hopefully these will be fine for playing with position and getting me (re) started after a 10+ year gap

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Anyone interested in a cheap TT frame? Original Planet X Chrono from circa 2004-5. Top tube 55cm C-C, seat tube 54cm C-T, head tube 11cm. Few marks and scratches, lacquer has peeled on the top of the front fork, but it’s been like that since I’ve had it, which is 11 years. Has a Trek Speed Concept seatpost head, an age old hack of getting the saddle a bit more forward, but can also come with the original head if required. All threads are fine, as is the headset.

Literally giving it away at £35 posted.

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£35 posted.

Location? If you're anywhere near my route (SL1-W1) I'll come and get it and give you the £35

Down in deepest darkest Kent I'm afraid.

If nobody local bites and saves you the hassle of posting, I'll still take it.

Ok, will see what happens. Thanks Jorj.

Long shot but if anyone has 11 speed shimano or similar bar end/ tt shifters you’d like rid of I will need some
Thanks

Pretty sure I do actually, let me check and get back to you

Brilliant thanks!