Fixed Time Trial Bikes

They let you race brakeless?

Yeah, the time trials I attended are not too serious. Not part of any official cup or anything. They were not too strict about equipment. Of course brakeless is not optimal for the U-turn in the middle of route, kind of difficult to brake optimally if the turning point is not on top of a hill.

Currently running 74gi (the same as my road bike) which will obviously need to be increased; an inline seatpost is at the top of the shopping list, followed by something tasty up front and then a Raltech.

From http://www.lfgss.com/thread122338-2.html

10km?? and i thought 10 miles was short!

No, hill climbs, pursuits and kilos are short.

They let you do a time trial brakeless?

They let you race brakeless?

Yeah, the time trials I attended are not too serious. Not part of any official cup or anything. They were not too strict about equipment. Of course brakeless is not optimal for the U-turn in the middle of route, kind of difficult to brake optimally if the turning point is not on top of a hill.

Yeah

That's a bit dangerous.

No, hill climbs, pursuits and kilos are short.

Never heard of them, sound made up to me.

Only if you already have dentures, which you have to remove first.

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Never heard of them, sound made up to me.

I am a compulsive liar.

^^ lies

^^^ I thought my electrical tape was bad.

Why 2 brake levers?

it's duct, and just so it's symmetrical .

I'd put money on my 16-spoke Shimano WH-RS30 being no worse than that 32-spoke crabon wheel.

Also, if you ever want to get 10mm lower at the front, https://www.lfgss.com/thread85022.html

"if you ever want to get 10mm lower" so all the time then..
and you're probably right about the wheels

104" record breakers!

http://www.ipswichstar.co.uk/polopoly_fs/014_easp_12_03_2014_cycling_4_b_1_3428818!image/3079058584.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_490/3079058584.jpg

Impressive. 104 in a headwind...yummy.

Here's mine. Which I haven't ridden in too long, and have never got around to riding against the clock. It's currently in storage and I'm getting pangs :(

Impressive. 104 in a headwind...yummy.

He normally runs 114'' fixed and has averaged almost 600 miles a week in March, all on fixed. Machine.

Still needs this...

To be honest I'm not sure i like the look of them inside a round seat tube

^ Seconded.

Isn't it a bit more complicated, when you take the legs into account: sure I read something about closing the gap between the legs being more effective.

Blimey, the Ipswich Star reports 10-mile TTs? Is that a recent thing or have they always done it?