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Looks pretty windy for Sunday. Also @onyerbike where are you based?

Sounds like me - hello! Yeah that Pretorius kit is pretty loud!

Cool cheers - patience is a virtue then!

Anyone know how to see Xav's list of available slots at Aerocoach? I've signed up to the email on his website but nothing has come through - not on Twitter or Facebook or anything so not sure how I get a hold of the list. Cheers!

Hey Scilly - sorry totally missed this - very kind offer thanks. Having thought about it I'm going to get a session with Xav booked in asap and then worry about kit afterwards. Judging from the advice I've had from various people it seems to be the sensible way round of doing things. Cheers though!

Ha! Sorry man had no idea there was a queue! Total breach of etiquette!! Yeah I was over in the corner - a lurker in all environments!

I've got one of those old red and black P2s so don't think the Omega SV would fit but that's a very kind thought, thanks. Yeah trip to see Xavier would be ace, will have a look at his website and do the maths. Multiple upgrades plus aero testing session probably not affordable!

Those Maguras are nice but pricey! Will keep a look out on the tt forum thanks.

Need an aero stem (to fit pro missile evo bars) and an aero front brake. Any alternatives to pro missile evo stem and omega X tririg front brake? They seem impossible to get hold of!

Thanks Hippy. Yeah they were the first two races I've done so really need to learn more about pacing and things. Also need a proper aero setup - need to find a disc, decent stem, hide cables etc. Lots to work on! Need a proper aero suit as well, my club kit is like a sack. Just need to find some cash!

Good ride man - new PB by a minute is massive! Were you wearing a forum cap? Spied someone in one just as I rolled out to the start. Did you actually vom on the course?! I'd have definitely crashed!

This was my first 10 - I think I prefer the long distances having done today - it's absolute agony! Ended up with 20:32 which was nice (always a PB on your first!) but totally overcooked the start and paid for it later. Also that double roundabout at the first turn was a total hassle - so many cars for 8:30am.

If that was you I spied I'll say hi next time!

Ha! Sorry I didn't mean to make it sound like I'd decided in the pub on Saturday night to have a crack at a tt! I've been training pretty hard over the winter. I think the fitness is pretty good, I just have absolutely no idea on aerodynamics, so doing as much reading as possible there.

Great thanks - seems like a good option for the dosh.

Thanks Skinny! Nothing to compare the time to but happy for a first bash. Trying a 10 next, but I think it might be too short for me.

Great result Ed! Looking at that result list, I think I saw your name on the top tube of a Felt I was admiring in HQ. That thing is a beast! Lovely bike. How is the FLO disc? I'd love a disc but they are bloody expensive - the FLOs seem quite good value if they perform well.

Well I did my first time trial on Sunday. It was the H25/2 as Hippy and Ed have been discussing. In my novice eagerness to not miss my start I arrived about 15 minutes before I was off and managed to get pretty hypothermic! It was so cold!

I saw lots of others had left jackets with the starters, so that's a lesson learnt.

Thanks to Tester and Hippy for the first time advice and on taping distances/turns to my stem - useful given I wasn't overfamiliar with the course or racing, but the marshals were great.

I paced it totally wrong, I think I was so worried about going out too hard that I undercooked the whole thing and then had a mental last few miles when I realised.

Ended up with a 56:06. Excited that there is and basically never ending project ahead of trying new kit/equipment/positions.

On the subject of drafting, I looked around when getting back onto the dual carriageway for the last stretch and there were three guys right on my tail that i'd overtaken! I've no idea what the rules are, but I was only interested in my time so it didn't bother me to tow them to the finish.

Also the cake and coffee was ace, and lots of lovely people very generous with tips and info. Good fun all round!

Cool cheers, will keep scouring the classifieds!

Hey Hippy did you find any good deals when you got your Pro Missile stem? Been trying to hunt one down for a while. Think the cheapest I can find is around £190. Also just to be sure they only come in 85mm/-10 right? Seems to be the only length around. Cheers man!

Thank you that's a great idea. I'll pop on google maps too. I'm sure this is all pretty academic given the speeds I'll be going at - I could probably whip out an OS map!

Great thank you so much both! Is H25/2 a fastish course? Looks like it has a bit of a ski slope start but a bit lumpy in the middle.

I have my first time trial in a couple of weeks (H25/2). Can I ask a few total novice questions - like do people leave stuff at HQ (like car keys and kit)? Do the courses tend to be well marshalled? I've obviously looked at the course description and map but just wondering in the heat of the race - will it be obvious where to go at all the roundabouts/slip roads? I'm very new to training/racing with power. I have a 20 min figure, but is there any place I can read up on what sort of percentage of that power I should be trying to put out for a 25 mile tt?
Thanks so much for any help!