Good advice Jamz re position. Its my first season on a full on TT bike (used my roadbike with clip ons last year) and I’m slowly getting there. I’m finding that there’s a tipping point when it comes to aero v power. It’s all very well being slippery as an eel but if you can’t put the power out you maybe slower. Likewise other way is the same. A clubmate of mine is a prime example of this. He regularly puts out over 400w for a 10 (no joke, the guy is a monster) but although faster than me he admits himself he should be putting out faster times so maybe have to forgoe some of that immense power for a more aero position.
Bit off topic but I’m thinking of getting a nopinz pocket retrofitted to my Bioracer suit. Noticed there’s two options available, a internal pocket that you put your number in from the inside and an external one. What’s the general feeling on what to go for ?

Christ. That’s nasty. Glad you’re on the mend.

I know how you feel. One of my clubmates was smashing over 400 for our club 10s last year. I was 2nd overall on scratch for 4 counters, but he was putting nearly a minute into me some weeks. 😥 He reckons his training is on target for 440 this year. 😯 He is 6’7 though.

Go for the internal one unless you think you’re really going to have a problem getting the number in. If you’re happy taking off the top of your skinsuit when you’re standing around in a layby, you should be able to slip the number in yourself. If you can’t do that, then you may find your fellow competitors are a little less likely to help rummage around the inside of your.clothing than they are to help pin on the outside. 😆

I would say external – so much easier to get the number in (well, easier to get someone else to do it). If you’re regularly riding out to club events then that will make life simpler. You can get a number into an internal pocket whilst still wearing the suit, but it is certainly not easy, and you need to be flexible. Of course you can ask someone else to do it, so long as they’re comfortable with ferreting around near your sweaty bum crack…

Sounds bloody awful mate, I wish you all the best for the coming season. The good thing is you will have the satisfaction of seeing your PB plummet as you get fitter over the months ahead 😀

Sounds good.

I wonder if your powerpod is accurate/consistent enough to do some Chung testing and see if you can detect a drop in cda.

I can have a test at Hillingdon in the next 10-and-a-bit on Wednesday – or I could go and chase some points at the first Surrey league Vets race. Hmmm…

Believe it or not, I did manage to run the Cheung method using my Powercal power data from heart rate, but I suspect that this might not be sensitive enough to detect changes – the power profiles per lap look very persuasive though and I think Powercal is sufficient for TT efforts based on 30 second averaging. But then Heart rate does a good job too 😉

Turned out OK, bit lumpy in places, despite duct taping inside, but easy valve access – can peel the join back on the NDS. 160g plus tape makes it lighter than a Hed Jet disc.

Anyone thinking of getting a speedpocket, it really isn’t hard to unzip your suit and put a number in, it’s easier than getting a number pinned on in a satisfactory way for sure

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I have a Galibier chrono 4 skinsuit and its excellent for £70

Hmm. Im 5’11 and 3/4 73kg. I have a medium which would be the right height for you. I am a bit barrel chested and do have to do some breathing manoeuvres to get the zip over the bottom of my rib cage, but once over its fine

We’ll find out! I don’t change for 100s, and I’m not really doing any specific training for this so just going to see what happens.

Help! Can anybody tell me if Vision TriMax Ultimate aerobars are UCI legal or not?

I want to try my first time trial race next week and don’t want to be disqualified before I even begin! Rules for Triathlon are much simpler.

I’ve tried to read the UCI rules before and find them rather baffling. I remember something about the extension bars requiring a regular shape profile whereas my extensions are an irregular shape.

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Hopefully an organiser will spot this and DQ you.

Maybe “in the gutter” would be a better term. I was on the road, overtaking on the rhs.

Thanks Matts, however I am currently in Singapore and this essentially THE only annual time trial race they have and I am pretty sure they apply the UCI rules quite strictly (they even award UCI points to local Singaporean racers) so I am having to make sure my saddle is 5cm behind the BB etc, but I am worried about the conformity of these bars – is there an idiots guide to the UCI rules somewhere on the WEB?

Had my first go at trainerroad holding the new TT position. Feels super comfy stationary, but really hard work actually moving.

Think I need sometime to sort…. how do you get your back flat? If I roll my shoulders / tuck my head it seems to result in an arched back.

How low is your head compared to your pelvis? Also, depending on your overall position, an arched back may not be a problem. Look at Tom Dumoulin’s position, for example.

Not everyone is going to look like this…

Hmmm I’m pretty flexible and can easily touch my toes / put back of my hands on the floor, so I should be able to get flat. My saddle is currently much further forward and slightly higher than usual position. Using an ism race so rotating as much as I can. Wondering if when I actually pedal I shift the weight back into a more normal position hence the discomfort

Wet, cold and windy Westerley 10.3 tonight with Kryton. Went off quite fast up the slope into a headwind, settled in for a 2:06 lap, and pushed on. Heart rate climbed as expected to zone 4.1, 4.3… last lap was a 2:08 and finished equalling my PB of 23:38 and my first ever win. Given the conditions, I’m very pleased. Just need to find those 38 seconds on a nice still warm evening.

Disc wheel cover ran flawlessly. Powerpod read low, but I did change my position on the bars, so I will recalibrate.

UCI regulations require bars (and extensions by implication) to be less than 3:1. They also require that the height difference from elbow pads to tip of the shifter in the most upright position be less than 10 cm. They say nothing about horizontal alignment. I think you will be fine.

Regulations are here : http://www.uci.ch/mm/Document/News/Rulesandregulation/16/51/61/ClarificationGuideoftheUCITechnicalRegulation-2017.01.01-ENG_English.pdf

Wiggins fails the CTT 3cm rule in that photo. He’d be DQ’d on the road – well having no brakes might also be an issue 😉

Also of interest, they remove the 3:1 ratio rule for frames and forks. Sadly there is a minimum dimension clause of 1 cm, and my steel Columbus Air forks, whilst absolutely beautiful, don’t appear to meet that threshold 🙁