Isn’t that mostly due to the position on the bike and not the bike material?
Yep.
Isn’t that mostly due to the position on the bike and not the bike material?
There are all types of TT bikes at the opens i attend . Not everyone like carbon and its not in the rules to use it .
This is the earliest use of helium to inflate bicycle tyres that I’ve heard of. Please could you let me know where you found the info?110 grammes silk tubular and helium filled
In the book called : " Anquetil alone" by Paul Fournel, page 26.This is the earliest use of helium to inflate bicycle tyres that I’ve heard of. Please could you let me know where you found the info?
The bike he rode weighed only 6 kilos and made of three tenths steel
That's a crazy fast time, ~23mph average! I think I'm doing well if I do a 100km in that sort of time!!!My late Uncle, Alan Boden still holds the local 103 mile Warrington to Shrewsbury and back record, I can't see his record being beaten until the roads are cleared of cars. He then later attained three bronze National TT results in different years.
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Not really! Which would you rather carry up a hill you couldn't ride up - A nice lightweight carbon bike or a heavy steel or aluminium one!! I would aslo argue that on a heavy bike they'd be walking up a lot more hills!!!I’ve seen a few walking up hills with their carbon bikes. What a waste of stiffness, lightness and money.
Fair point.Not really! Which would you rather carry up a hill you couldn't ride up - A nice lightweight carbon bike or a heavy steel or aluminium one!! I would aslo argue that on a heavy bike they'd be walking up a lot more hills!!!
Both of my parents competed in time trials in and around Coventry in the late fifties
And even with the advancements in cycling since then i still cant get near to the times they did then ie Mum claims a sub 29 minute 10 mile and dad claims an all time best of just over 26 minutes for same distance