Am I TT ready ???

[a_n_t]

Well, keep the speed from the 23.48 and you'll just get under 59 minutes.

thats the hard bit though!

 

[Brahan]

Hey ant I've seen your bike in another post, it's lovely. I'm sure you'll be going under soon.

 

[Will1985]

Well, keep the speed from the 23.48 and you'll just get under 59 minutes.

The maths are wrong - a direct speed comparison would be a 59:30. 23:48 reads as 23.8.

Alternatively, if 24:00 and 1:00:00 are approximately 40km/h, and a_n_t went 12 seconds under on a '10', multiply that by 2.5 to see how many seconds he would be under the hour.

My first sub hour (59:43) was done on a 23:36 '10' - its about 99% of '10' speed.

 

[a_n_t]

1:01:32 last weekend and felt pretty good, should've pushed it abit more really. J2/9 in cheshire so not a fast course really.

Will have it on the A25/11 in a few weeks

 

[Ian H]

Well, keep the speed from the 23.48 and you'll just get under 59 minutes.

The maths are wrong - a direct speed comparison would be a 59:30. 23:48 reads as 23.8.

Alternatively, if 24:00 and 1:00:00 are approximately 40km/h, and a_n_t went 12 seconds under on a '10', multiply that by 2.5 to see how many seconds he would be under the hour.

My first sub hour (59:43) was done on a 23:36 '10' - its about 99% of '10' speed.

Which makes my 59.17 difficult to explain on the basis of not getting under 24 on a ten for several years. Flatter course, I suppose, and a fast one, given that that the winner, whose minute-man I was, did 49.56. That is fast.

 

[frank9755]

Feeling quite pleased with myself this morning as I have just knocked 8.5 minutes off my personal best for a 25!

I did my first four TTs back in March / April / May, with a best time of 1:16:30 ish. This morning I did 1:08:02.

Since doing my previous best I've:
- ridden about 3,000 miles in European tours, audaxes, FNRttC, and general cycling
- lost about 3/4 of a stone in weight (as a result of the above)
- got a TT bike (pic up the thread)

A few clubmates were surprised that I was a lot harder to catch today than previously. I don't expect I'll be able to maintain my rate of improvement!

 

[a_n_t]

Will have it on the A25/11 in a few weeks

Done. 57.21, 26.1mph Average

 

[e-rider]

Feeling quite pleased with myself this morning as I have just knocked 8.5 minutes off my personal best for a 25!

I did my first four TTs back in March / April / May, with a best time of 1:16:30 ish. This morning I did 1:08:02.

Since doing my previous best I've:
- ridden about 3,000 miles in European tours, audaxes, FNRttC, and general cycling
- lost about 3/4 of a stone in weight (as a result of the above)
- got a TT bike (pic up the thread)

A few clubmates were surprised that I was a lot harder to catch today than previously. I don't expect I'll be able to maintain my rate of improvement!

that's amazing; I've done two so far: 1:12:14 and 1:11:06 - I'd really like to take 5-6 minutes off my times. What is the single best thing to change to make a big improvement? I should add that I do have plenty of weight to lose, and I mean plenty (30+kg (4 stone) wouldn't see me under weight)

 

[a_n_t]

What is the single best thing to change to make a big improvement?

If you dont have tri-bars then get some