Time Trial / Time Trialling / TT

exception does not prove the rule. Pepsi is piss.

Results don't lie. Pepsi is the drink of champions.

Pepsi: drunk by bad weirdos.

hippy: drunk weirdo

/thread ends

WSTTA?

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TTA = Time Trial Association
West Somerset is a popular division among other sports, Sussex is unlikely (SCA formed in 1921, never heard of a TTA in the county), Suffolk/Surrey/Staffs/Shropshire are possible but google isn't pointing to any one of them as more likely than another.

What's the gist of the latest CTT rule changes? Can't be bothered to trawl through 27 pages on the TT forum.

No rule changes, the National Committee pulled their proposal when they saw that nobody liked it.

Do what you want.

I've yet to do a TT. Question: Does your bike get weighed? If so, all the time?

No, assuming you are talking about domestic CTT events. If you're racing UCI events - maybe.

Say, the one in Bexley..

So yeah I guess CTT ones??..

No, there's no weight limit (though it must be 'safe'). See #14

http://www.cyclingtimetrials.org.uk/Information/Procedure/Regulations/tabid/79/Default.aspx

I've yet to do a TT. Question: Does your bike get weighed? If so, all the time?

As a small time TT organiser I find this question pretty odd. Generally, we're pleased that people have turned up to ride; the last thing we're going to do is quibble about their bike.

In the past road races did have machine examiners, and in this role I once had the embarassment of having to fail a friend's bike because I thought his tubs weren't stuck on well enough ( they certainly were not). On the other hand I passed a clubmate's bike which was blatantly dodgy on the grounds that he would be dropped in the first 200 yards (he was).

the last thing we're going to do is quibble about their bike

Unless it's NikB's batmobile :-)

Genuine question. I know nothing about TTs so any advice and answers to my naive questions very welcome!

Track bikes get weighed don't they?..

They could, weight limit is 6.8kg, same as road bikes. At your local track league? I doubt it, they have more than enough work to do making sure your bike doesn't endanger other riders.

Genuine question. I know nothing about TTs so any advice and answers to my naive questions very welcome!

It's good to seek information, and we're happy to tell what we know.

One point that I've made here in the past is that in the early stages of a TT career your bike is not very important. Naturally, it should be reasonably suitable for the task - you don't want a cheap full suspension mountain bike, and whatever you ride it should work properly.

Starting with the best possible kit will probably be embarassing for a beginner because his early performances are unlikely to be brilliantly fast. No one can become a top line time triallist just by visiting a couple of bike shops.

I'd say a basic fixed wheel machine is ideal for a beginner. It's reasonably cheap, it's how most of the great riders started in the past and it gives you scope for improvement in the future.

I'd say a basic fixed wheel machine is ideal for a beginner. It's reasonably cheap, it's how most of the great riders started in the past and it gives you scope for improvement in the future.

One season in on my fixed gear (and geared road bike) and I was just as slow at the end of the season as I was at the start :-) Clearly I'm not going to be one of the great riders and I'm scratching my head over how to improve.

Pedal a bigger gear, faster.

Pedal a bigger gear, faster, for longer.

Fixed.

Fixed.

No it's not. If you're pedaling it for longer, you've failed to do the first two. #schickburn