Time Trial / Time Trialling / TT

Anyone tried one of these Castelli San Remo skinsuits? A skinsuit for road racing..

http://blog.castelli-cycling.com/2011/08/04/possibly-the-fastest-bit-of-clothing-ever-created-for-road-racing-2/

Mwuahahahahahahaaaaaa!

I wish Platini was on here more often to teach irresponsible youngsters like Tiswas proper spelling.

Anyone tried one of these Castelli San Remo skinsuits?

No, but I've got the Castelli BodyPaint SpeedSuits and they are lovely

These numbers are calculated for a rider over 40kms at a time of 48minutes. Faster than most of us could go!

I'd like to know which 12-spoke front wheel is worth an extra 42s over a trispoke at that speed

It's the new 80mm Nike Swift Wheel.

Got my handbook today.

How can a 29mi TT on March 11 be a BBAR qualifier?

If you take 12 hours then it would.

That can be arranged. I think it might hamper my overall average speed a little though.

You never know, it could be a PB.

It would be my first 29mi so whatever time I do would be a PB.

That's the best thing about starting to ride TTs... every race is a PB and if you do dumb shit like forget your shoes.. so is the next season..

Um.. not sure. If it does I didn't notice.

It would be my first 29mi so whatever time I do would be a PB.

There you go.

Does your handbook have a few pages where the printing has been doubled up?

Doubled up in what sense? Events next to one another which are the same course/time/secretary are usually solo and tandem events run consecutively

Will I just need to HTFU and get used to weight-bearing on my shoulders?

Yes, but it gets better once you start trying; the equal and opposite reaction to pedalling torque tends to lift you off the bars. Some people report a different sensation of weight bearing when switching from road to turbo, even on the same bike and properly levelled. It's possible that the wind load on your body also has an effect, even at only 25mph; the torso is probably a lifting body for most people.

+1 to mddc but in addition I would say do be a bit careful about overloading your upper body, a useful test is to see if at time trial level efforts, if you can lift your hand or elbows off the bars for a 1/2 second or so- if you tip forward hard and fast then you may be overloading your upper body and the consequently may go slower, by means of increasing the metabolic cost of breathing and/or using breathing muscles for postural support.

If you tip fast, then possibly nudge your saddle back 5mm and see if that helps.

I know this isn't the norm so please forgive. Just testing the water before I (might) post a classified ad and this is the best thread.

I'm considering selling my Swiss TT complete with the HED disc wheel set.. Looking at £1500... Very good condition. Size small. Full Ultgera. White Bontrager aero bars, aero brake levers and aero bottle. HED Jet disc and jet 90 front wheel (clinchers). Can include carbon Keos.. (no, I won't split the wheels)

https://plus.google.com/photos/101708836983990210262/albums/5421354449364775857

Pics are here (but pictured with Dura Ace GS)

Malcolm. I'm tempted to pretend I can afford that, just so I get a chance to ride it!

^^^you can get a sense of the same problem when moving between the extensions and the 'hoods', if there's big loss of control during the transition.

BTW, I've got an SLR T1 (white) for sale, in excellent condition. Not got around to listing it properly yet. Like this one:

Open to offers if anyone wants to collect it from EC1 or Bloomsbury.

If you tip fast, then possibly nudge your saddle back 5mm and see if that helps.

Now this is a thing I can't get my head around about the arcane mysteries of bike fit. I feel like if I move my saddle forward/backwards, then I end up riding in the same position just on a different part of the saddle. It feels to me like I would need to move the saddle back and the bars closer (or higher?) to actually effect a change of position.

reading the new issue of cycling plus (march 2012?) and andy wilkinson's (one multipurpose) bike is steel, and he doesn't use hrm but rides on feel - absolutely stunned and awed

he doesn't use hrm but rides on feel

Quite right too, HR is a poor proxy for all sorts of reasons. It can help inexperienced riders with pacing, but eventually you have to learn to ride on "perceived exertion" to get the last few percent on any given day. I doubt whether any top tester looks at the computer for anything other than reassurance during a race.

Just ordered my CTT handbook, how exciting!

Fixed TT's here we come...