Training for Time Trials

[SheFly]

Like Eden, that was the first change I made to my TT bike, and it made a big difference! Not having to get out of the aero position to shift was a huge help. Before I made this change, I would TRY to ride the entire course (which is rolling) in one gear for as long as possible, just to avoid changing position. Much better now.

As for skin suits - Eden is right on this one - NO ONE looks good in a skin suit . I'm not sure how much time this has actually saved me, but I feel faster And I still think that for me, it likely made a 10 - 15 second difference.

DH just put new aero bars on my TT bike - now it looks like an alien! He also installed a new drive train and changed my wheels, so the bike is approx. 20 lbs. He claims it should be really fast - I told him that the bike may be fast, but it's the engine that matters .

Can't wait to hear about both of your TTs this month! Our series doesn't kick off until April.

SheFly

[RoadRaven]

Well, my partner has fitted bull horns onto my bike, and the bar end shifters are on my aero bars.

I took her for a ride yesterday... what a difference!
And like you say, Eden and Shefly, SO easy to use!

It was awesome - I "test-drove" over the Dartmoor TT course (in my goals) and the mid-section of that has some rolling hills.

I could feel/see that it is going to be (relatively) easy to lift my time over this section because I could never quite get the right gear on "normal" bars/shifters... but not having to shift out of the aero position to get through the valley is so very sweet!

Next step will be some deep dish wheels to make them slightly more aero I think... TT suit is still a little way away!!! Not brave enough for that!

Well, I'll ride some more on my Giant today and tomorrow, rest on Wednesday and the first ITT of the year is Thursday.