Time Trial / Time Trialling / TT

Traffic count. Good winds.

Because his moto doesn't have the fuel range to get him there :)

@skinny so it's just the fastest then, fair enough.

Regarding you camelbak down the skinsuit system, how do you keep it in place?
And do you think this would work? I know I can def get it in time to try it out.

It just stays in place. I wear a baselayer to keep it away from my skin.

That looks similar to the one I use. I use a platypus big zip 1.5L. And I put a camelbak mouth piece on it as they're better.

I've also heard of people wearing something like these "camelback race back" things, but putting them on backwards. However, I think I'd just try the bladder down the front of the skin suit as a first option.

can anybody help - I've done a couple of club 10's on my road bike and didn't finish last (I only commute at the moment with no training) but would like to build a tt bike. I've got most of the bits minus the frame and would like to build one up but I'm finding the sizing confusing compared to road frames?
I'm 5' 8" and usually between small and medium but usually opt for small as I prefer the feel of a smaller frame. What size should I be looking for? Looking at the cheaper end of the market

Without knowing anything about your body geometry, I'd play it safe and go Small.
On a smaller frame can always push saddle back/use a riser stack on the bars/use a longer stem.

thanks, thats the way I was leaning towards

older cervelos (p2/3)are quite a good option, the cost has dropped again after a peak around march time, and they are pretty good geometry wise and not terrible aerodynamically of themselves, they are nice an simple bikes to work on, with no complicated routing or built in stems so pretty easy to get a good set up on.

I'm 173cm and ride a 2008 P2 size 51, which I picked up as a complete bike for £750.

5' 11" and on a 54cm P3C here....with a 50mm riser stack and 3rd party seatpost (as the original was too short to be safe)

they are nice an simple bikes to work on

Unless you want Di2, right? @Sainsburys_Ed :P

great, I'll have a look for one of those...

I've got the same bladder @skinny mentions that doesn't work for me due to my existing aero fairing aka beer gut. You want to test it out? You do seem pressed for time though so depends where you are.

I TT for fun (yeah, I know) and fitness on my road bike with drop bars. I may or may not at some point in the future get clip on bars, or a TT bike.

In the meantime I want to maximise my position on the road bike. I note a lot of pros now are slamming their saddles forward and running longer stems to compensate. I guess this gives more aeros, and also better power transfer ? What are the negatives to doing this ?

My saddle position is somewhere in the middle, and I'm already running a 130mm stem with a half scoblebrick underneath it (Cervelo mamil geo). Slam seat forward, 140mm stem and loose the spacer ?

I fear I have an even bigger aero faring than you @hippy. I'm in East London but yeah, need it for sat. I think I'll try out the btwin one and if that's no good, I'll zip tie a bottle cage between my arms.

F14/12 - North Road SPOCO this Saturday. I haven't TT'd in quite a while but thought I'd enter this for a laugh/warm-up before an ERRL RR the next day.

Will be riding on my road bike with my only concessions to aero being a mushroom lid from Planet X and some Velotoze (i.e. just like here: https://www.velouk.net/wp/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/P1100348.jpg)

Any tips on the course and a target time to aim for much appreciated

Old training roads those.

Just enjoy it, pretty nice roads. It's a sporting course, with a few corners.
Love a SPOCO TT.

why are national champs so expensive!!??

just went to enter the national 100 and its £31, seems a lot to ride that road surface!!

Pay for the CTT champs dinner?
Pay for the expensive village hall?

Reminds me I need to enter.

That doesn't seem too bad. Less than a tenner an hour. How much was the last triathlon you did? You should get into audax, the prices are crazy! Can be up to £3 to ride 1400k... ;)

true, last race was IM UK, which was about £400, but then I had 180k of closed roads on the bike and another 42k for the run, plus feed stations all the way around, the cash is a bit easier to see!

They need closed roads to stop the triathletes hurting other vehicles. ;)

They normally have bigger fields for the Nationals so there's a bit more 'stuff' to pay for. As skinny said, often require a sports centre or something as the normal halls won't cope. Probably have to measure the course a few extra times... too soon?
Actually, I wonder if there's more marshalling required?
Maybe they'll have some nice cakes for you?

1. Event Levies
   
   

A levy as determined by the Board, per accepted entrant, shall be paid to the Treasurer of the authorising district controlling the event. The levy shall be paid in both Type A and Type B events.

Type A Events: levies shall be forwarded within seven days of the event to the Treasurer of the authorising District together with one copy of the Start Sheet, certified by the Event Secretary. Cheques shall be payable to “Cycling Time Trials”. Levies are not payable when an event has been cancelled or abandoned without any riders starting.

Type B Events: levies shall be paid to the Treasurer of the District controlling the events, along with a copy of the Signing-on sheets, where requested by the District Committee. Levies for events held between 1 January and 31 October shall be sent no later than the 30 November following the events. Levies for events held between 1 November and 31 December shall be sent in no later than 31 January following the events.

N.B: For 2017, the levies are as follows: Type A and Type B events £2.00 except for entrants in events restricted to Juveniles and also the GHS Championship who shall pay zero levies; Time Trial Series £5.00; RTTC National Championships £12.00.

They're hiring the sports hall, much more expensive venue. Most nationals are £20, 2015 national 25 was £30 and that caused a fuss but at least I got a commemorative keyring. And an official car that gave Topham a tow...

£30 still isn't huge, especially for a 100.

The man in the know @clubman

As you may be aware The Hounslow is promoting the National 100 Championship on the course this year. The HQ will be the Alton leisure centre, but this will cost getting on for a thousand pounds, so this is clearly not practical for a normal event.

Lea Valley Tuesday Tens start tomorrow @ the Velopark.

Sign on from 6.15 .