Time Trial / Time Trialling / TT

Oh, Dan. Do you ride with Aberystwyth CC? You might know my brother in law.

Yup Ystwyth CC, that's us. Who's the relative?

Malcolm. Doesn't ride much anymore since a car accident. Lives up in Talybont

Dines? if so, I know the name but not the face. more of a mountain biker?

Yes, that's him. He's always been a road rider but is pretty tasty offroad.

He's always been a road rider but has good taste in offroad bikes.

Ftfy.

I have some profile aero bars for sells if anyone wants them- I need to get lower at the front than these will allow.

Having issues posting a picture via phone, they are the ones on my Langster.

I have a funny stem you could use to drop the bars. Not oversize though

Oops, it appears I was wrong, the Welsh 25 is on R25/3L (Neath Bank). Fastest 25 mile in the country? NOTE: Not the R25/7 as I previously stated. Sorry for confusion. Original post edited.

24.36 at tonight's Bexley 10, a course PB by 26 secs despite an alternative ending which added a sharp left hand turn and a slightly uphill finish (roadworks). Dodgy old headwind to the turn.

Looking forward to seeing some pics Steve :0)

Rained out for me on the club 10 tonight. I was planning on just doing a roadman effotr on the road bike with no aero gear but got so drenched on the way home from work, I just couldn't face riding out to the start, racing and then riding home again. Finished the fixed gear build in the conservatory and enjoyed a nice chinese and wine instead.

24.36 at tonight's Bexley 10, a course PB by 26 secs despite an alternative ending which added a sharp left hand turn and a slightly uphill finish (roadworks). Dodgy old headwind to the turn.

Looking forward to seeing some pics Steve :0)

You called :) Didn't ride because I'm on antibiotics again,fekking throat infection has come back third time this year :( so I took some photo's instead.

Good time Sam, everyone reckons that alternate finish adds 15-20 seconds with the extra slow turn and uphill finish

Put some others on here Evening 10 photos

Nice pics :0)

Hope the throat infection clears up soon.

Smiling too much... race face needs work Sam.

hah my thoughts exactly.

Just read that Michael Hutchinson beat Alex Dowsett in the national 25, by 7 seconds.

(The same race in which Jane Kilmartin got badly injured.)

And yes, I consider the National 25 to be one race rather than several.

Smiling too much... race face needs work Sam.

Ha, exactly what I was thinking. Needs more grimace.

Work have introduced Cyclescheme. I'm quite happy with my road bike, despite it's age and mish-mash of 6400 and 7400, so I was tempted to buy a TT bike.

I turned my Fort in to a fixed TT bike but I have come to the conclusion that the frame is too big to get comfortable on it. I don't want to strip it or sell it due to the history behind it so I'll probably make that into a commuting bike again and get something TT specific.

I can get Ribble's basic TT build with Sram Rival or Shimano 105 for just under £1000, but is it worth it? I was going to get the standard wheels and sell them to put towards buying a disc as I already have a Zipp 440 for the front. Can't spend more than £1000 on the bike.

What other choices do you have?

Nothing wrong with using a road bike to TT on.

I was taking it easy to the turn :0)

Nothing wrong with using a road bike to TT on.

standing by this.

until a magical mega-fancy tt bike falls from the heavens into my lap, then screw you guys.

I thought that was hippy at first.

You need to lay off the pies, Sam.