first 10 mile time trial

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I am currently recovering from my first attempt at a 10 mile time trial
(Horsham-Crawley dual cariageway). The evening didn't start too well when I
left home and heard a nasty creaking sound coming from my rear wheel,
suggesting something wrong with the bearings (possibly). Had to return and
get the other bike, a birdy folder. Felt a bit of a wally turning up with
everyone there with carbon fibre bikes complete with tri-bars and aero
wheels, and me looking like I'm on my way to central London. Managed to get
round in 28:29 which was near the bottom but at least I broke the half hour.
I need to improve by about two minutes to get within the main bunch; I'll
have to wait for another three weeks to see if I can do that on my road
bike.

Adam

"Adam Lea" <asrl07@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
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>I am currently recovering from my first attempt at a 10 mile time trial
>(Horsham-Crawley dual cariageway). The evening didn't start too well when I
>left home and heard a nasty creaking sound coming from my rear wheel,
>suggesting something wrong with the bearings (possibly). Had to return and
>get the other bike, a birdy folder. Felt a bit of a wally turning up with
>everyone there with carbon fibre bikes complete with tri-bars and aero
>wheels, and me looking like I'm on my way to central London. Managed to get
>round in 28:29 which was near the bottom but at least I broke the half
>hour. I need to improve by about two minutes to get within the main bunch;
>I'll have to wait for another three weeks to see if I can do that on my
>road bike.
>
> Adam


Well done Adam - that's about what I got on my first TT a couple of years
ago! Hope you have a bottomless wallet if you get sucked in big! ;-)


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Simon Mason
http://www.simonmason.karoo.net/

On Tue, 03 Jun 2008 22:10:25 +0100, Adam Lea wrote:

> Managed to get
> round in 28:29

I've never done a time trial but that sounds a fair bit quicker than I
could manage on my 'quick' bike so well done.

> which was near the bottom

So you didn't come last? Did you beat people with carbon fibre bikes,
tri-bars and aero wheels? <g>

peter

Adam Lea wrote:
> I am currently recovering from my first attempt at a 10 mile time trial
> (Horsham-Crawley dual cariageway). The evening didn't start too well when I
> left home and heard a nasty creaking sound coming from my rear wheel,
> suggesting something wrong with the bearings (possibly). Had to return and
> get the other bike, a birdy folder. Felt a bit of a wally turning up with
> everyone there with carbon fibre bikes complete with tri-bars and aero
> wheels, and me looking like I'm on my way to central London. Managed to get
> round in 28:29 which was near the bottom but at least I broke the half hour.
> I need to improve by about two minutes to get within the main bunch; I'll
> have to wait for another three weeks to see if I can do that on my road
> bike.

Time trials are against yourself

I've done 10 mile TT's on a 18 gear tourer (with
dynahub proudly ON), sit up and beg "black bike",
fixed gear vintage Claud Butler.

Other people have gone faster than me.

Not a worry.

Well done for an excellent time on your Birdy!

BugBear

"bugbear" <bugbear@trim_papermule.co.uk_trim> wrote in message
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>
> Time trials are against yourself

I will be interested to see how much I can improve with successive attempts.
I would guess that increasing experience should lead to improvement alone
(knowing how hard to push).

>
> I've done 10 mile TT's on a 18 gear tourer (with
> dynahub proudly ON), sit up and beg "black bike",
> fixed gear vintage Claud Butler.
>
> Other people have gone faster than me.
>
> Not a worry.
>
> Well done for an excellent time on your Birdy!

Thanks.