Time trial brakes

[woodbutchmaster]

l know that l am revealing my complete ignorance regarding time trial but can anyone tell me what a "time trial brake elbow" is used for ?

 

[Ridgeway]

brake elbow as in elbow pads ? to rest your elbows on

 

[woodbutchmaster]

Ok so this is the item , but l have no idea what they are used for

 

[midlife]

Throw them out the back on a piece of string as a sort of drag anchor ? About as effective as my drilled weinmann 500 on my 70’s TT bike lol.

 

[DCLane]

View attachment 628804
Ok so this is the item , but l have no idea what they are used for

Probably to connect the cables to the brakes themselves. If it's anything like my son's Argon E116 TT bike they have V-brake style brakes.

 

[LittleWheelsandBig]

View attachment 628804
Ok so this is the item , but l have no idea what they are used for

When using non-aero brake levers, they guided the brake cables inside the Mavic bullhorn bars. The Mavic bars were drilled near the stem to let the brake cable out.

https://velobase.com/ViewComponent.aspx?id=84dd8973-4c61-4321-afb7-208c9f86e4e1

https://velobase.com/ViewComponent.aspx?ID=c323748d-e47d-4c7b-9391-a1ddaa409fb4&Enum=103

 

[woodbutchmaster]

Thanks very much for the info. time trials are way out of my league so l didn't have a clue about them. I don't know what the asking price is but if it is reasonable l might buy them just for curiosities sake
I suppose l would then be tempted to go in search of Mavic "bullhorns" and l bet the prices would be eye watering !!

 

[Cycleops]

No idea but have a look at this TT bike on a recently posted thread to figure out where they might fit:
Thread 'Advice on a bike (Felt B12 2013)' https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/advice-on-a-bike-felt-b12-2013.283011/

 

[MichaelW2]

Some TT brakes fit behind the fork. Thry use 2 pivots and operate like mini V brakes with cable pulling horizontally. They use a noodle like a V brake.

 

[woodbutchmaster]

Just had a quick look at LBCoin and saw this for €165

 

[Cycleops]

If the bars don't suit you it could be converted back to a road bike very easily. All you'd need would be road bars and shorter stem.

 

[woodbutchmaster]

When using non-aero brake levers, they guided the brake cables inside the Mavic bullhorn bars. The Mavic bars were drilled near the stem to let the brake cable out.

https://velobase.com/ViewComponent.aspx?id=84dd8973-4c61-4321-afb7-208c9f86e4e1

https://velobase.com/ViewComponent.aspx?ID=c323748d-e47d-4c7b-9391-a1ddaa409fb4&Enum=103

Believe it or not l have seen a set of Mavic "bullhorn" bars for sale , a bit scruffy and the Mavic yellow logos are a bit faded. The only thing that isn't faded is the asking price €200 .... l think l will forget the whole project

 

[HLaB]

View attachment 628804
Ok so this is the item , but l have no idea what they are used for

They are to route the brake cable to the brake arm.

 

[woodbutchmaster]

They are to route the brake cable to the brake arm.

Gotcha , l bought them just for curiosity sake , l will probably sell them on at some point

 

[jhonrichard]

Gotcha , l bought them just for curiosity sake , l will probably sell them on at some point

Thanks, man for telling us