How much would technology help me?

MarcBC
MarcBC Posts: 333
edited November 2010 in Road beginners
33 years ago I was a 22.50ish 10 mile / 58.50ish 25 mile TT racer. Both times were done on a 78" fixed wheel track bike with a drilled front brake and toe clips.

Assuming I had not aged, traffic / road conditions had not changed and I was racing today; how much faster would current bike tech and diet improvements help me in those same distances? The 10 mile record in those days was around 20 mins and I think Alf Engers had just done a 49 min 25 mile or was about to.

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  • Garz
    Garz Posts: 1,155
    I dunno you may shave off say a minute for the 10 with 'current' technology..
  • ajax_bay
    ajax_bay Posts: 117
    What's a "drilled front brake"?
  • MarcBC
    MarcBC Posts: 333
    Ajax Bay wrote:
    What's a "drilled front brake"?

    I meant the front forks were drilled to accommodate a brake.
  • lae
    lae Posts: 555
    ^ kids these days eh :roll:







    NB I'm only 23.
  • cougie
    cougie Posts: 22,512
    tri bars would give you the bigger part of the advantage.

    For me on a road bike - I could go 1 or 2 mph faster on them than I could on the drops for about the same effort.

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