I've been chasing the "hour" all my life. The closest I got was just under 62 mins on the bike in my avatar picture. I was only 19 then and if life hadn't got in the way, I'm sure I would have cracked it. Happy now just to ride our club 10's get under 30 mins.I've sold my TT bike, so any future TTs are likely to be on the road bike, "for fun". Last time i got under the hour was 2015.
Last time I was more than half-serious about testing was in the late 80s when JT stoked our tandem and we won a few.
Though I did get four age category medals in 24s this century.
I've been participating in club TTs for the past couple of years, improving quite a bit, and somehow winning fastest overall female (I had a good day, someone else had a bad day). I do them for a bit of fun, because who doesn't love turning themselves inside out for a short space of time. I've spent lockdown accumulating various new TT bits, including bike, wheels, aero helmet, and potentially have a skinsuit on the way. I just picked up my new wheels today. I know it's not the newest/fastest/flashes bike out there (and there isn't much choice for shorties). But it was in my budget and should suit me well. I'm aiming for a sub 23 on our club 8.3mile course. View attachment 530934
Not CTT legal as the front wheel is more than 45% deep under regulations 14(f) and 14(g)
https://www.cyclingtimetrials.org.uk/articles/view/88
"(f) Disc wheels or spoked wheels fitted with covers may be used only on the rear of a machine.
(g) Deep section rims, tri-spoke and wheels of a similar design may be used. The front wheel must have at least 45% of the surface area open."
We faced the regulation with the Kingpin we're building for fun, where a 50mm wheel would have fallen foul.
Nothing special, in fact it looks a bit ordinary.