New TT Bike!

[Andrea]

At the request of Rij73...

Just built this up (myself :D ) last week. It's a Blue T16 w/some SRAM stuff:

http://blog.brickhouseracing.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/top-bars.jpg
http://blog.brickhouseracing.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/bars.jpg
http://blog.brickhouseracing.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/rear.jpg
http://blog.brickhouseracing.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/flowers.jpg
http://blog.brickhouseracing.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/back.jpg
http://blog.brickhouseracing.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/side.jpg

Notes:
- Yes, I am aware that the saddle position is not UCI legal in the photos I posted (It's been fixed w/another saddle & some strategic measuring!)
-Those are just training wheels- I have some Zipps for racing (though those American Classics are starting to grow on me)
- Rij73, there's no reason that you can't get SRAM Red! High-quality parts are always justifiable!!
-Rode it in a 40K on Saturday, and the bike performed perfectly, though operator error may have accounted for not finishing better than 4th place :o

[mayanorange]

Very cool! How do you get the diamonds in the tape? Is it something I can do on my drop bars?

[ginny]

SWEET bike! Will you explain why and how that saddle placement isn't legal? Just for my continued education...

[SheFly]

Sweet rig! Looks like it should be fast for sure. I'll be out *cough* attempting *cough* to set a PR at our local course on Weds *cough*...

What was the "operator error" btw? Just interested since I've had a few of those myself.

SheFly

[SouthernBelle]

Did you hear Meg & I yell for you? By name? You were rather occupied at the time.

[Andrea]

Did you hear Meg & I yell for you? By name? You were rather occupied at the time.

I heard you!!! I had no idea who it was, though, and I didn't have a chance to look!

Oh yeah, and the UCI regulations state that the nose of the saddle must be 5cm or more behind the bottom bracket. However, you can have it up as far as the BB if your knee is not ahead of the pedal spindle when you sit on your bike (which is referred to a "morphological exception"). In the photo, the nose is actually in front of the BB, which is only legal at non-UCI races and at any triathlon.

My operator error was not training properly before a 40k TT!

[rij73]

Drool drool drool!!! :D
Everyone needs at least one bicycle by BLUE. Now you have two! Lucky... :cool:

[Mr. Bloom]

Cool! Congrats on the performance in Lebanon!

[rij73]

OK, this might sound ridiculous, but what bottle cage is that? I want some white ones, and that one looks perfect!

[Andrea]

OK, this might sound ridiculous, but what bottle cage is that? I want some white ones, and that one looks perfect!

It's just a plastic Bontrager. From what I saw at the bike shop, they come in a lot of different colors.

[OakLeaf]

Sweeeeeeeet.

[aicabsolut]

I wish that bike came with the custom decal HED wheels that it's pictured with on the website. My team is getting Blue sponsorship next year, and I really want a TT bike, but they won't give me a good enough deal on the frame, since I'm technically not supposed to race collegiate anymore (even though I still race USCF under the same club). I'm jealous. Nice ride.

[arielmoon]

wow that is like bike porn! Love all the poses!

[tygab]

beautiful bike.... what's the gearing on your bike? are your TTs pretty flat?

[Andrea]

beautiful bike.... what's the gearing on your bike? are your TTs pretty flat?

Thanks!

It's 53/39, but on the suggestion of my team manager/coach, I plan to get larger TT chainrings sometime in the future (not that I'll spin out of what I have, but larger rings end up giving you a straighter chainline in order to reduce friction). The time trials in this area are anything from dead flat to large rolling hills with the occasional hill climb TT (in which case, I stick with the road bike).

[Mr. SR500]

WOW! Looks fast!

Do you run the AM Classics or have race wheels as well?

[Bron]

Ooh, that looks speedy.

OT, I know, but what are you doing to that poor corgi in your avatar?

[SouthernBelle]

Andrea, How did y'all rate the road Saturday in terms of hills. That's a road I've ridden LOTS so I'm just curious.

Back when I first started, I thought it was tough. But not so much now.

[Andrea]

WOW! Looks fast!

Do you run the AM Classics or have race wheels as well?

I've got some Zipp race wheels, but those American Classics actually turned out to be pretty nice compared to my other training wheels.


Ooh, that looks speedy.

OT, I know, but what are you doing to that poor corgi in your avatar?

That's a photoshop job- I was winning a race and holding my fist up in the air, and someone from the Roadbikereview forum put a corgi there for me.


Andrea, How did y'all rate the road Saturday in terms of hills. That's a road I've ridden LOTS so I'm just curious.

Back when I first started, I thought it was tough. But not so much now.

I think that if I weren't trying to do a time trial, it wouldn't be that bad. Someone told me that the state championship RR uses part of the same road, so I will likely integrate those hills I cursed last weekend into some attacks this weekend.

Oops... my strategy is showing! :eek:

[smilingcat]

bautiful bike. and is that force red rear deraillure?

About the corgi. Noticed under your user name and the avatar it says "corgi prime". Very funny. took me a while to catch it but :D

smilingcat

[SouthernBelle]

If you get hold of a map or sheet let me know. Odds are I know the roads.

ETA: Never mind.

http://www.toporoute.com/cgi-bin/bicycle.cgi?routeKey=TCRRWLYBAKEPVEA

Yep. Know 'em well.

[Running Mommy]

WOW! Those zipp aerobars are prolly almost as spendy as the frame! :eek:
But very pretty!
I do love the Blue bikes. sigh... bike lust...:p

[Andrea]

WOW! Those zipp aerobars are prolly almost as spendy as the frame! :eek:
But very pretty!
I do love the Blue bikes. sigh... bike lust...:p
They're very nice bars- I'm glad to have Zipp as a sponsor!