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Re: The TT Thread
« Reply #175 on: 26 June, 2008, 07:29:11 pm »
Rode my first ever TT last night - 10 mile with Severn Road Club managed a time of 26 mins 16 secs - very happy with that, on quite a windy night.

gonzo

Re: The TT Thread
« Reply #176 on: 26 June, 2008, 08:38:34 pm »
There was a guy out on Tuesday who turned up in baggy shorts and clip on tri-bars. I only beat him by 5 secs...but then again, he did do a 22.40!

That was his 4th TT!

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Re: The TT Thread
« Reply #177 on: 27 June, 2008, 08:14:25 am »
There was a guy out on Tuesday who turned up in baggy shorts and clip on tri-bars. I only beat him by 5 secs...but then again, he did do a 22.40!

That was his 4th TT!

Blooming hell! Was that a Frome 10?

gonzo

Re: The TT Thread
« Reply #178 on: 27 June, 2008, 08:45:05 am »
Sommer valley (so tuesday night)

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Re: The TT Thread
« Reply #179 on: 29 June, 2008, 10:45:40 pm »

Date             Distance/Time         Course type       Weather conditions            Bike ridden               

05/07/06           10mls/26.39    Rolling  Q10/26        cleardry             Raleigh 76" gear
12/07/06            10 mls/25.38      rolling Q10/26      clear dry           Raleigh 86" gear
21-22/07/07   24hr TT/334           rolling                   cold drizzle       Lambert 72" gear
15/08/07            10mls/26.45       rolling Q10/26      clear dry           Lambert 72" gear
30/03/08             9mls/29.37        Hillyish Qs/30        wet                  Lambert 79" gear 
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20/04/08           10mls/28.42    Hillyish Q10/3      dry and cold    Lambert 79" gear

26/04/08          10mls/27.09      rolling Q10 /22   warm & sunny  Lambert 76" gear



25/06/08        10mls/27.24        rolling  Q10/26     hot/windy        Lambert 76" gear

 Very warm but also quite windy I was dissapointed not to beat 27 mins but will try again soon with a bigger gear  :)

28/06/08           10mls/27.16    Hillyish Q10/3      dry and hot Lambert 79" gear

Well a bigger gear on a hillier course and I was faster  :thumbsup: not much but on a hilly course I was pleased with that.
"Don't stop pedalling"

Re: The TT Thread
« Reply #180 on: 01 July, 2008, 11:11:03 pm »
Hmmmm.

There's a 50 near me in July. I suspect I'll regret it if I enter (two hours plus of that).

But I also suspect I'll regret it if I don't.

All I have to do is press send and the email goes..

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Re: The TT Thread
« Reply #181 on: 02 July, 2008, 07:21:21 am »
Tip from the Top..

Do not change your normal road bike wheels for something with less spokes and thinner tyres just before the start of a TT, unless you are ABSOLUTELY sure that the tyres are OK.

You may spend the evening watching everyone else dissapear over the horizon .

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Re: The TT Thread
« Reply #182 on: 02 July, 2008, 10:10:38 pm »
The slightly flatter but lumpy course with a dead turn tonight. Fastest on the night was a short 22.

The cross wind made coming back mostly a bit faster than going out (about 2mph) but one right angle bend turned right into the wind and it was like hitting a brick wall - speed dropped from 24-14mph..

Anyhow 28.11 on th enight - second fastest time ever and fastest for that course.

I now ache somewhat.

..d
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Re: The TT Thread
« Reply #183 on: 03 July, 2008, 07:23:39 pm »
Date              Dist         Course          Weather             Time

25/6/08        10          UC182          v.windy           26.16
02/7/08        10          UC182            windy            25.22

Rode the Severn Road Club course again, north of Thornbury.
A sunny evening with a good tailwind on the 3 miles along the A38 before turning off in the village of Stone then the south westerly wind became more prevelant as the route continued through Rockhampton. However not as windy as last week, and improved my time as a result of this !

Re: The TT Thread
« Reply #184 on: 03 July, 2008, 09:16:00 pm »
Date             Distance         Course type       Weather conditions            Bike ridden               Time
03/7/08          10 miles        Salt Ayre Track           14C 9mph wind            Focus Cayo              27'12s

28/5/08          17 miles        Circuit of Coniston  Wet / no wind / 12C          Focus Cayo             51'20s

1st TT on 10 miles. 27'12s. 12.5 laps of the recently renovated Salt Ayre cycle racing track in Lancaster. Stopped counting laps after 2 of them. Not ideal. Fun event with many youngsters from the Go-Ride club as well as older time trial types.

Next TT: first Thursday of August. I wil be joined by my 7 year-old daughter. She wants to have a go at the 2.5 laps distance.  :o



Re: The TT Thread
« Reply #185 on: 03 July, 2008, 10:07:03 pm »
Date          Dist         Course               Weather         Bike           Time

03/7/08      10       Notts Clarion        windy          Fixed/79''    26.35

I didn't start hard enough; I knew it the moment my minute man caught me, way too early. I sped up but I think I had already lost too much time. I finished very strongly but too comfortably.
Frenchie - Train à Grande Vitesse

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Re: The TT Thread
« Reply #186 on: 09 July, 2008, 11:40:37 pm »


Date             Distance/Time         Course type       Weather conditions            Bike ridden               

05/07/06           10mls/26.39    Rolling  Q10/26        cleardry             Raleigh 76" gear
12/07/06            10 mls/25.38      rolling Q10/26      clear dry           Raleigh 86" gear
21-22/07/07   24hr TT/334           rolling                   cold drizzle       Lambert 72" gear
15/08/07            10mls/26.45       rolling Q10/26      clear dry           Lambert 72" gear
30/03/08             9mls/29.37        Hillyish Qs/30        wet                  Lambert 79" gear 
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20/04/08           10mls/28.42    Hillyish Q10/3      dry and cold    Lambert 79" gear

26/04/08          10mls/27.09      rolling Q10 /22   warm & sunny  Lambert 76" gear



25/06/08        10mls/27.24        rolling  Q10/26     hot/windy        Lambert 76" gear

 Very warm but also quite windy I was dissapointed not to beat 27 mins but will try again soon with a bigger gear  :)


28/06/08           10mls/27.16    Hillyish Q10/3      dry and hot Lambert 79" gear

Well a bigger gear on a hillier course and I was faster  :thumbsup: not much but on a hilly course I was pleased with that.

A horrible night and a horrible course that finishes half way up Cudham Lane by the Blacksmith Arms
 My Lambert got a puncture as I left then I couldn't get the tyre off and just grabbed my Ron Cooper complete with guards and dynamo hub  ;D
 Oh and I had a piece of my leg cut out today for tests and had my right leg in clingfilm to keep the stitches dry  ;D

 Then it all went pear shaped on the way home, see Road rash thread in health & fitness  :(

9/7/08    9mls/30,23       Hilly QS 30   pouring down/windy RonCooper71.22"gear
"Don't stop pedalling"

Re: The TT Thread
« Reply #187 on: 10 July, 2008, 01:26:56 pm »
Date              Dist         Course          Weather             Time

25/6/08        10          UC182          v.windy           26.16
02/7/08        10          UC182            windy            25.22
09/7/08        10          UC182         wet&windy         24.50


Last nights TT was in horrible weather, heavy rain and quite windy on final section and lots of surface water  -  the forecast had said it was to improve late afternoon/early evening - but it seemed to get worse !
Even so an improvement again on my PB - used aero bars for the first time.

Re: The TT Thread
« Reply #188 on: 10 July, 2008, 06:28:21 pm »
It's official - I'm sick of this thread and all of your fleshily accomplished fast times and long distances, and I have now to confront my own inadequacies, advancing years,  wobbly belly and fear of sheep.

I've never done a time trial of any sort and I'm unlikely so to do, but for the last few years, on the recovery path since being bumped off the road and getting a new bike, I've gone up to the Mussleburgh 10mile TT course a couple of times a year and done it on my own, just to see if my time has imporoved along with my general fitness.

It hasn't  :(

I always take between 32 and 35 minutes, seemingly dependant upon weather or time of day.  I kind of wanted to break evens before I broke the half century life span, but I'm rapidly running out of time.  Maybe I need some new drugs - this Extracold Peroni Only doesn't seem to be helping....

Anyhoo - keep up the good work, all you FBs; I'll just keep plugging away. :thumbsup:

gonzo

Re: The TT Thread
« Reply #189 on: 10 July, 2008, 06:30:53 pm »
MrM; on race day you push yourself far harder than if you're on your own. You'll be a lot closer to evens than you think if you do it properly!

Re: The TT Thread
« Reply #190 on: 10 July, 2008, 06:34:11 pm »
Damn.  Someone has recommended I 'give it a go' and I'm a bit tempted...  I might soon be joining your jolly tales of vomiting and seeing stars. 

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Re: The TT Thread
« Reply #191 on: 10 July, 2008, 06:45:42 pm »
Damn.  Someone has recommended I 'give it a go' and I'm a bit tempted...  I might soon be joining your jolly tales of vomiting and seeing stars. 

I'm not fit enought to do that..

MrM - If you ride the course on your own in 32 then you are likely close to or better than evens on race day. Adrenalin really does interesting things to your speed and pain threshold..

Give it a whirl..

..d
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Re: The TT Thread
« Reply #192 on: 10 July, 2008, 09:13:36 pm »
Damn.  Someone has recommended I 'give it a go' and I'm a bit tempted...  I might soon be joining your jolly tales of vomiting and seeing stars. 

You'll love it, Mike! You will.
Frenchie - Train à Grande Vitesse

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Re: The TT Thread
« Reply #193 on: 10 July, 2008, 09:55:33 pm »
Damn.  Someone has recommended I 'give it a go' and I'm a bit tempted...  I might soon be joining your jolly tales of vomiting and seeing stars. 

 Mike you will do well with your power and someone to chase. :thumbsup:
"Don't stop pedalling"

Re: The TT Thread
« Reply #194 on: 10 July, 2008, 10:43:12 pm »

 Mike you will do well with your power and someone to chase. :thumbsup:

Oi!! - are you calling me fat?

 ;)

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Re: The TT Thread
« Reply #195 on: 10 July, 2008, 10:50:20 pm »

 Mike you will do well with your power and someone to chase. :thumbsup:

Oi!! - are you calling me fat?

 ;)

 "err no"  put a sarnie in your minute mans jersey pocket and you'll catch him before the turn ;) :-*
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Re: The TT Thread
« Reply #196 on: 11 July, 2008, 09:31:19 am »
Damn.  Someone has recommended I 'give it a go' and I'm a bit tempted...  I might soon be joining your jolly tales of vomiting and seeing stars. 

After 3 weeks of TT ing, I can recommend it, an excellent evening out with like minded individuals insert different meaning if required !

Re: The TT Thread
« Reply #197 on: 11 July, 2008, 09:43:53 am »
Damn.  Someone has recommended I 'give it a go' and I'm a bit tempted...  I might soon be joining your jolly tales of vomiting and seeing stars. 

After 3 weeks of TT ing, I can recommend it, an excellent evening out with like minded individuals insert different meaning if required !

I love it too and I have only done about 5 on an old bike. I wish I could find the time (energy in fact) to do more. Ours are very friendly, yet competitive.
Frenchie - Train à Grande Vitesse

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Re: The TT Thread
« Reply #198 on: 11 July, 2008, 10:38:28 am »
Likewise. I have managed 7 this year and hope to get into double figures (need to find a babysitter for next Weds.) Three more tens, one 5, two hill climbs  ::-) and a 1 mile sprint to go. I'll probably have to miss one of the tens.

..d
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Re: The TT Thread
« Reply #199 on: 11 July, 2008, 02:13:28 pm »
Our 10 was ridden by this old fast bloke last night
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(and he beat me by 3 minutes).

We were chatting with some other guys about the 24hr (his PB? over 500 miles), but I didn't really twig how old he was or quite how fast he used to be. Very nice chap, too.
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