Time Trial / Time Trialling / TT

You might like to look at my post in the 'Thinking of Racing' thread (#120), which includes an invitation.

ridden 2 tts now on my fixed, rode a hilly sporting which went well and a DC 10 last night, doing a 22.18 felt terrible on return leg as it was head wind !! need a better selection on chains and sprockets to change at last min!! still ridng a fast DC 10 tomorrow hopefully legs have recoverd well enough!!

Got the SCCU 100 mile TT with fasteddy on Sunday. A 2min flat out hill climb = perfect prep. for 4hrs+ riding..

fasteddy is going for sub-4. I'm going hoping to finish.

The winner did it in a time of 1:32. Just saying.

Good luck on Sunday. You must be bonkers in the nut.

need a better selection on chains and sprockets to change at last min!!

No, you need to HTFU.

Seriously, there isn't much point trying to fine tune your gearing to suit conditions, since the out and back nature of TT courses means you'll be in the wrong gear at least half the time anyway. If you're interested in being in the right gear all the time, get a dérailleur. I used to obsess over fine gradations of gearing, but I've found that as long as I average between 85 and 90rpm (your cadence may vary) I'm fine. For that, I just need to predict my average speed and choose between the 15 and 16 sprockets.

You have 31 sprockets, and choose between the steel and aluminium piles? You're fucking obsessed.

The winner did it in a time of 1:32. Just saying.
Good luck on Sunday. You must be bonkers in the nut.

I bet the winner doesn't weigh 90kg and sit in front of a computer 16 hours a day. Just saying, as reigning Willesden CC hill climbing champion.

No, he probably weighs 16kg and sits in front of a computer 90 hours a day.

Or something.

You have 31 sprockets

Oddly enough, I think I do have about 31 sprockets, between my two geared bikes and half a dozen single speeds plus some odd spares laying around.

I thought geared bikes had cogs, not sprockets?

No, you need to HTFU.

Seriously, there isn't much point trying to fine tune your gearing to suit conditions, since the out and back nature of TT courses means you'll be in the wrong gear at least half the time anyway. If you're interested in being in the right gear all the time, get a dérailleur. I used to obsess over fine gradations of gearing, but I've found that as long as I average between 85 and 90rpm (your cadence may vary) I'm fine. For that, I just need to predict my average speed and choose between the 15 and 16 sprockets.

lol was a new course, new bike, tired legs from hard weeks training and hilly tt the day before didnt help, i need to get my self a 15t then should be set, running 100" at mo, could do with having a 95" to if needs be

Got the SCCU 100 mile TT with fasteddy on Sunday. A 2min flat out hill climb = perfect prep. for 4hrs+ riding..

fasteddy is going for sub-4. I'm going hoping to finish.

I wish you both good luck.

I look forward to hearing how you get on. If it's your first try at the distance at least you're guaranteed a p.b.!

what crank lenghts do most of you race on?? i caught my foot on a turn yesterday on 172.5,

I believe the only important consideration with crank length is what you feel comfortable with, and this will be determined mostly by the length of your legs. If you get overlap with the front wheel, I think you will find you get used to it fairly quickly even though it can cause trouble at first.

For what it's worth, my inside leg is 31 inches, and I am only really happy with six and threequarter inch cranks. (I had to write this out in full because the keyboard doesn't do fractions)

I make no apologies for the imperial measurements, but I will mention that 6.75" = 170mm.

Have ¾ for future use.

If it's your first try at the distance at least you're guaranteed a p.b.!

That's what I keep telling myself. I'll do it once, set a PB and I can leave it alone forever. :)

Short distance riders have new marks to aim for, Wolds RT 10 on the V718 today:

Hutchinson 17:57 Men's comp record
R. Mullen (age 15) 19:14 Juvenile comp record

33.43mph avg. O.M.G.

V718 is essentially a motorway, though thats some average, he beat Wiggins bational record by 1 second

i dont get how they do it!!

i raced on the a14 yesterday tt weekley event,

nino picolli 1st 20.04
mark arnold pnut 3rd 20.20 111"
me 18th 22.13 100"

only 2 fixeds out there, getting used to tt on fixed now hope to try a 105" gear if i get in on the e2/10 sat

I set a course record today..

the "SCCU 100 + 6 miles riding in trainers on SPD-SLs" course record.

4:52 (I didn't even get DFL)

I'd usually say 'epic fail' since I was aiming for <4:20 but I actually had a really good ride (save for the massive shoe failure and additional 10k).

I can't walk now. 180k in skate shoes will do that to ya.

Massive thanks to fasteddy for putting me up and putting up with me.

You what?

I left my shoes on fasteddy's driveway. So I rode the 100 in my trainers. I also took a wrong turn and added 10k to the course.

you're very special…

I'm giving you a drink next time I see you, htfu ain't in it!

I think I'll only need a couple of months solid physio in order to move this knee again..