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I wanted but never in stock in 120/130mm in 36 or 38cm.

Went with the Avian Falcon above, there is a beefier version of the original which is still about 250g lighter than the Hollowgram setup it was replacing, and comes with the same printed spacer you specify. Could do without the bird decal but it's relatively subtle/it was bought for narrow width/performance, not aesthetics.

I am aware of good testers closing the FTP gap to a few %, but they are probably not as fit as they would be had they done more training in a traditional position so it's not something I focus on or try to compare.

I think Bigham interviewed about narrowness of hands which he says generally tests faster on almost everyone, and is roundly more uncomfortable for everyone...but it is inherently trainable eventually without physiological limitation on power output.

I agree with all of this - and don't get disheartened if the ratio of pos to out of pos isn't great to begin with. It will improve....

In short, I used to do threshold work and above all at TT FTP but have found better results having 'true' power zones and accepting that when doing TT position work I may have some sessions where I can't hold it for the full interval. I don't see any benefit in high intensity work done in position at 90% of what I can do, as I am so rarely racing above 110% FTP in position other than accelerating out of turns etc.

I think it's useful to have max effort for the duration of the TT you are training for, ie 18-25 min range for a 10 mile.

However a lot of riders to begin with have a big delta between power they can produce in the position Vs not, so if you set all your zones lower than what you can actually do, then any sessions you are doing above threshold will be less than what you can physiologically do. make sense?

By all means if you can commit to doing every single training session (including 30/30's, V02 etc) on the bike in the pos then eventually that gap might close.

It's confusing.... basically the original 12 spd AXS levers will work but not the newer ones. So if you are buying new Force which I assumed you were then they won't shift 11spd derailleurs, but the old D1 will.

Quick update on the fake PCW. Have done a few training rides and a race on it without issue. Mate owns an actual Princeton and is going into a wind tunnel at some point so might ask him if time to see how they test head to head...

Also there is Rival which should be cheaper and exactly same performance as Force. Although if you are happy with the aesthetics with the old Force then it's bound to be cheaper still.

No, both derailleurs have to be newer AXS.

on the chainring point, I'd not go out and buy chainrings straight away, try them with flat top chain first or better still just use a non flat top chain...they will probably be fine till they actually wear out.

Added benefit they are "Hambini approved":
https://www.wheelsfar.com/hyper-disc-26mmwide-dt-swiss-240-new-exp-built-tubeless-wheel-set-24h-24h-p0184.html

They were carded for blocking, not the Carapaz crash no? Nobody knows why exactly he went down

It's not like Bora and UAE would get in a pissing match between domestics, no way 😅

The biggest cause for celebration is just heard that Carlton is unavailable for commentary until after the first race day.

More and more races are stipulating it, I doubt many flat TT's would be faster on RB than TT no matter how short. Teams probably welcome it given the headache of logistics a whole fleet of bikes introduces.

I picked Romandie given Tudor will treat it and Suisse as a 'home' race, and one where either of them would want to pick up a stage rather than any kind of overall. But yeah, I guess they've both won Fleche lots of times between them.

I wonder who's going to be team leader at say, Romandie in 2025 with Hirschi having been signed last week.

Dibs the burner pls

No.

NB I have the Amazon knock off ones which are about half the price; originally as a spare on longer rides but ended up using. Obviously never charging them unattended etc. but they've been fine.

No, always Light Bicycle. This purchase was a very specific one based on the fact it's a deep, solid trispoke (they only do a shallower one) and will have limited use (time trialling).

I wouldn't buy a wheel set for everyday abuse unless convinced by some research via Peak Torque maybe. Even then, LB haven't skipped a beat so I CBA to take the risk on something else tbh.

Note if you want to run anything wider than a 25, this is not an optimal option (18mm internal)

Yep, drop me a PM

Maybe do lactate clearance stuff instead of steady state threshold. There's more variety to be had and it's mostly the same adaptations. Plenty of internet resources on what to do.

I'm about to do a tonne of indoor and will probably just get some dhb stuff.

I'd agree with this, albeit smashing the hour record and winning stages at both the Giro and the Vuelta being judged a shadow shows quite the level of expectation set upon Ganna.

I wish there were more TTT's generally!

Where do we think Bigham could end up, or back to Wattshop?

Your 3W penalty is only at certain pressures and per tyre, btw. This is the TT thread and we wouldn't want any bad maths misinforming anyone's tyre choice.

Wrong again. It's 1.5w per tyre and was running them at 90+ psi.

Ah yeah the usual childish "you are wrong hippy is right" stance, I shouldn't have indulged but I'll finish.

Your opinion that a race tyre with no puncture protection is fine for all racing including racing long time trials on crap rides is your own; I am correct in not blaming the tyre but the user choice. Which you then weirdly agreed with. I maintain the watt saving at all costs when riding in on crap roads doesn't make sense.

In any case, I chose the STR over the TT today as I needed to be able to ride multiple non-race journeys prior to the start line. The 3w penalty I was confident wouldn't make a difference, didn't. And fwiw, I was racing for the win, I couldn't care less about my time on the course.