time trial bikes and 10m tt

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  • freehub
    freehub Posts: 4,257
    It's funny I reckon my winter bike I couls also get a better TT position than my CAAD9, they are both 56cm frames but I'm more stretched out on my aether.
  • Bhima
    Bhima Posts: 2,145
    ...one of the reasons i'm getting a custom frame built soon. Most road frames have massive headtubes compared to TT bikes. I guess it's to put comfort as the priority as most people will want to do long rides on them without being aero all the time.
  • Infamous
    Infamous Posts: 1,130
    You could just buy a TT frame.
  • jfwall
    jfwall Posts: 41
    Is it me am I missing the point, I thought TT was really about trying to beat your PB each time and if you keep upgrading your kit just to improve how will you know if it's you or the kit?

    I've started TT'ing on my standard road bike with clip on and would rather stick to the same setup for the rest of this season and next so I can see how my PB is getting on.

    Only thing I'd invest in is a 10m indoor circuit so no battling with conditions :)
  • Slimbods
    Slimbods Posts: 321
    You are missing the point. 10's are all about swanning around in front of everyone in a funny hat and a skinsuit going 'wooosh wooosh' on your two grand disk wheel. The times irrelevant.


    (yes, I am jealous :) )
  • jfwall
    jfwall Posts: 41
    Slimbods wrote:
    You are missing the point. 10's are all about swanning around in front of everyone in a funny hat and a skinsuit going 'wooosh wooosh' on your two grand disk wheel. The times irrelevant.


    (yes, I am jealous :) )

    LOL :D
  • ride_whenever
    ride_whenever Posts: 13,279
    the one advantage to getting a tt frame early is winding up more miles in your tt position so you're more used to it.
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  • a_n_t
    a_n_t Posts: 2,011
    jfwall wrote:
    I thought TT was really about trying to beat your PB each time and if you keep upgrading your kit just to improve how will you know if it's you or the kit?

    But if it's about beating your PB does it matter how you go about it?
    Manchester wheelers

    PB's
    10m 20:21 2014
    25m 53:18 20:13
    50m 1:57:12 2013
    100m Yeah right.
  • DomPro
    DomPro Posts: 321
    Sbezza, I would say it looks like you have a good TT position, from what I can tell in your little picture.
    Shazam !!
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    DomPro wrote:
    Sbezza, I would say it looks like you have a good TT position, from what I can tell in your little picture.

    I disagree, he's pointing the wrong way so we can't see the drive side of the bike.

    I can not wait until next years club TTs start. I may try and find a couple of local CTT ones.
  • ride_whenever
    ride_whenever Posts: 13,279
    depends how well you want to beat your pb, say you peak your fitness on a road bike, no more gains to be had (not really true but we'll say you've plateaued) then switch to a tt bike, you'll see gains from being more aero then a rise as you get more accustomed to the position and efficient in it before reaching a plateau again. If you get onto a tt bike you will only plateau once, when you reach the maximum fitness and efficiency.

    Not sure which will end up in the high place, but i'd imagine spending more time in your tt position will make you faster in the end.

    However if you can get a fairly similar position on your road bike then i guess it won't make a noticable difference.
    Neeermad
    Carbon 456
    456 lefty
    Pompino
    White Inbred

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