Techs-Mechs: Poll- What is your TT rig?

by Mr Van P on Oct 9, 2009 6:45 PM EDT Comment 21 comments

Jens' recent post about Colnago had wondering how popular TT rigs are with the cycling public. Personally, I don't won anything that would be considered a time trial bike. Just standard road rigs. But how about everyone else?

Poll

What is your TT rig?

I have a TT-specific bike. Aero frame, bars, wheels and can't be used in UCI mass-start events.

7 votes

I modify a road bike with clip-on bars, and some other aerot tid-bits.

6 votes

Just standard road bikes for me.

21 votes

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Cervelo P3-SL

But I started with tri’s, so maybe that’s cheating for the sake of this poll…

by Noah on Oct 9, 2009 6:49 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Nope

I’m trying to get a sense of the demand for them. I started with sprint tris myself, but back then it was just clip-ons on a road bike. Now i don’t even own clip-ons. Just always liked the cycling part of tris more than the running and swimming.

by Mr Van P on Oct 9, 2009 6:51 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

And please post your rig, like Noah did.

by Mr Van P on Oct 9, 2009 6:52 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

older s-works transition frame

Zipp vuka front end;

808s

Funny story about the frame: it showed up by accident in the shop—sent by Specialized from Germany and wound up in Abilene. It fit me, so after some back-and-forth with Specialized, I wound up trading a set of c-record delta brakes for it.

I use 9-speed shifters in friction-mode, so I’ve given some thought to slapping the c-record rear derailleur on instead of the ultegra that’s currently attached.

by R Mc on Oct 9, 2009 7:52 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Do it!

My sweety is running Suntour power ratchets as bar ends with c-record derailleur on her Riv road. The shifts are so crisp, way better than with an indexed d/r. No float on the top pulley. Snick, snick, snick. You know what I mean.

by fancan on Oct 10, 2009 1:05 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Meant to add better than the friction shifters on our other bikes with indexed

d/rs.

by fancan on Oct 10, 2009 1:08 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Softride Roadwing

with Syntace C2 clip-ons. Currently nine-speed with a double, but I might put a compact on it soon.

It’s actually my only running road bike, and I like it. Of course, I know that makes me doubly weird—-I like the Softride and I ride a tri bike most of the time.

by Softie on Oct 9, 2009 10:32 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

seriously weird

Do the stares just fade into the background, over time? :)

by Sui Juris on Oct 10, 2009 4:57 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

At least you also get double takes from the pros

by Softie on Oct 11, 2009 10:55 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I love the discipline but just don't have the need or money for a separate rig.

I only do about 4 or 5 TT’s a year and spend little or no time training for them. Besides, I love crushing guys with their sweet-ass decked out TT bikes. Truth be told though, I’m jealous of some of the rigs I see. A friend of mine has a Ridley that makes me swoon, and he makes it go very fast.

No horn, watch for finger.

by sminer on Oct 9, 2009 10:55 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Yes, beating guys with nice aero tt rigs is great fun!

For most, a dedicated tt bike isn’t very practical or needed. When I was still living in the states, I did about 3-4 tts a year but did duathlons as often as I could find them, which in Arizona is quite often. So, for me, I would reverse my seat post, push my seat all the way forward and clip on my bars. It is very far forward but pretty aero.

If I just had one more gear, I...

by SpunOut on Oct 10, 2009 3:46 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs