Time Trial / Time Trialling / TT

@skinny has, would have thought that would be fine, not sure 52 counts as a big chainring though!!

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I rode and used a 56.
Also had 39x28 which was used.

Favourite TT of the year.

haha, knew we'd have you back here soon after you'd finished messing about touring ;)

amazing amazing ride, have had half my club dot watching and cheering you on!

You reckon a single 52 up front is a bad idea?

Not a lot.

@tommmmmmm

PMs are open.

85rpm for 20kph with a 52x28. That seems ok right?

Be okay if you're not super strong. But you need a 39x28 for the short steep climbs.

On a different note are those time trial sock things here to stay? I'm struggling to think of a kit addition that comes anywhere close in terms of ugliness. I know testers are all about time but you are proper cyclists and not triathletes therefore shouldn't you care a bit about appearance?

Propose a reg change that would eliminate them? There might be enough support to get it through?

so full body skin tight lycra and pointy helmets are ok, but some knee high socks aren't?!

What about shoving 2l of water down your skinsuit making you look like a pot bellied pig?

Perhaps you should step back and view the ridiculousness in its entirety before you criticise one small part!!

Driving two hours each way to cycle for as little time as possible (hopefully around 20 minutes)

5 hours of driving for 52 minutes of cycling on Sunday was enough for me to know that I wont be riding the V718 any time soon!

Driving two hours each way to cycle for as little time as possible (hopefully around 20 minutes)

@umop3pisdn wins; driving 10 minutes to cycle for 12 hours

I'm banking on being a member of ECCA.

I have a disproportionately good 10 time so I'm trying to improve my longer ones. Not sure if it was just the right conditions or if I'm just better at short distances.

I rode to the Hounslow 100 last year if that counts?

I went up the night before on a train, stayed in a Premier Inn near the start which meant near enough 24 hours travel for nineteen and a half minutes of riding. Was worth it though.

I rode to the Hounslow 100

Riding to and from a TT = ∞ points

What about riding to, between, then back from?

I just meant that as an example of something objectively more ridiculous than wearing socks that make you faster!

I did a club 10 tonight near my hometown and came second overall. It's on some of the same roads as Saturday's 50 and they're a bit more rolling than I thought so I might gear up.

I came second by 5 seconds as well which I was pleasantly surprised with.

What about riding to, between, then back from?

∞²

What about getting a lift to a TT, riding it then riding home? Did that earlier this year, clocked up ~95 miles that morning.

So I'm keen to go sub 20 but I'm confident I can do that on a variety of courses within and hour of home, if I think the v might get me sub 19 then I might make the trip!

I once rode 30 miles to a road race, raced 75 miles (and came fifth) then rode home the hilly way.

Ah, the folly of youth.

Road racing thread >>>>>>

Ride 80 miles with sprints on wheel carriers, sleep in ditch, race 4am 100, catch the tail end of the club run home.