Showing posts with label Time Trialing. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Time Trialing. Show all posts
Tuesday, September 17, 2013
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
New hoot! Glu:te Tempore:temtatio Saddle
Riding for longer periods on my Fusion XCM is getting extremely uncomfortable, and wondering if a change in saddle is going to help I ordered the saddle. Great thanks to Conticomponent, sponsors to NTU Cycling Team for the discount!
Weight savings was 10 grams (Can't help but note that difference down in writing, #weightweenie), Titanium rails, and on man what a handsome looking saddle!
Weight savings was 10 grams (Can't help but note that difference down in writing, #weightweenie), Titanium rails, and on man what a handsome looking saddle!
Sweet
Looks great!
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
The TTT experience.
What do you do, when tomorrow is your long awaited Team Time Trials?
The one where you have been putting in the time to train ever 2 days, doing painful interval sprints, going all the way down to Changi Coastal just to ride a flat straight with no traffic lights, when gathering 3 other dedicated Team oriented team members to ride in that same straight line...
Okay, let me get to the point. You prepare! You take your Mum's weighing machine meant for measuring the very precise measurements needed to go into the mixture of flour and baking soda and whatever it is that you use to make cakes and use it to find our which bottle cage is lighter and use the lighter bottle cage for the race!
Not just the bottle cages actually, the bottle cage bolts I swapped out for lighter ones to, took out the chain stay protector, tweaked the aero bar position slightly and of course wiped the bike down for that showroom shine!
And so I rode down the the race venue, taking my time and treating the journey as a nice slow warm up, only to be passed by a elite looking time trial rider all pimped out with a full skin suit, aero helmet, rear disc wheel with those dizzy white and black spiral patterns leaving me slighty light-headed as he whooossed pass me.
As a reached the venue, and saw the pros warming up on trainers:
The atmosphere to me was eye opening, the difference in level between me and the pros were pretty big! The bikes all drool worthy, carbon everything! I was told a T3 carbon TT handlebar cost $654... That's more expensive than my whole bike! I was soaking it in and can't wait to start!
However, now that I think about it... I didn't see much media covering the event, just basically cyclists with cameras... Oh well...
A pretty refreshing sight were also the hand cyclists! Some had rear aero disc(s) too! Pretty hardcore!
I'm back from exams, expect more reading material!
The one where you have been putting in the time to train ever 2 days, doing painful interval sprints, going all the way down to Changi Coastal just to ride a flat straight with no traffic lights, when gathering 3 other dedicated Team oriented team members to ride in that same straight line...
Okay, let me get to the point. You prepare! You take your Mum's weighing machine meant for measuring the very precise measurements needed to go into the mixture of flour and baking soda and whatever it is that you use to make cakes and use it to find our which bottle cage is lighter and use the lighter bottle cage for the race!
Not just the bottle cages actually, the bottle cage bolts I swapped out for lighter ones to, took out the chain stay protector, tweaked the aero bar position slightly and of course wiped the bike down for that showroom shine!
And so I rode down the the race venue, taking my time and treating the journey as a nice slow warm up, only to be passed by a elite looking time trial rider all pimped out with a full skin suit, aero helmet, rear disc wheel with those dizzy white and black spiral patterns leaving me slighty light-headed as he whooossed pass me.
As a reached the venue, and saw the pros warming up on trainers:
The atmosphere to me was eye opening, the difference in level between me and the pros were pretty big! The bikes all drool worthy, carbon everything! I was told a T3 carbon TT handlebar cost $654... That's more expensive than my whole bike! I was soaking it in and can't wait to start!
However, now that I think about it... I didn't see much media covering the event, just basically cyclists with cameras... Oh well...
A pretty refreshing sight were also the hand cyclists! Some had rear aero disc(s) too! Pretty hardcore!
Pictures Courtesy of dirtraction.com
I'm back from exams, expect more reading material!
Sunday, October 23, 2011
Team Time Trials
Since I came back from Japan in June, I wanted to take part in the Individual Time Trials (ITT) in Sept. So I got myself a Time Trial bike ($600) from Fusion cycles (back in June):
Unfortunately, I was obligated to pass my IPPT before September and I only narrowed did so. And so with insufficient time to train up for the ITT and decided to set my sights on the TTT.
That TTT was today, NTU Cycling Team sent in two teams 36km Sports and 24km Fun Quad:
Finishing times were 53mins27secs (5th place, 40.4km/h) and 41mins31secs (6th place, 34.7km/h) respectively! This is my second time in a race and my first Time Trial, some people say you either love or hate Time Trialing... I say, it is the fastest form of human-powered two wheeled transport (After the velomobile), and the rush you get when hitting speeds of 40km/h and above is pure ecstasy.
I will be back for more (and hopefully a medal)!
Tags: Cyclone Race Series Team Time Trial Pictures October 23rd 2011 (23/10/11)
That TTT was today, NTU Cycling Team sent in two teams 36km Sports and 24km Fun Quad:
I will be back for more (and hopefully a medal)!
Tags: Cyclone Race Series Team Time Trial Pictures October 23rd 2011 (23/10/11)
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