Finally finished. Photographed with training wheels, 50mm deep carbon tubulars. I have a RENN disk wheel coming tomorrow!
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When I started this project I was expecting to go really cheap. With that in mind I purchased a Leader 735 TT Aluminum frame. To tell you the truth, when I built it up it seemed to me to be too harsh. At the time I also didn’t know much about fit and I was simply not in good enough shape to ride aero. So it turned out to be a failed experiment.
When it comes to time trial or triathlon frames there are so many choices, many of which will cost you a pretty penny. As I mentioned in my previous posting, I will be looking at this from a budget persective. I do not want to spend more than $2000 on a bike that will only be used a few times a year. $1000-1500 would be even better. So with that small a budget the choices are fairly limited. It also means that most of the real big name production bikes are not within the budget. I am not looking for a road bike that will be converted to a TT/Tri bike, we are looking for a real TT/Tri bike.
After a very brief and failed experiment with a triathlon style bike last year, it became apparent to me that there are a few limitations that I cannot overcome. One of the big things I cannot and probably will never be able to do is triathlons. First I do not know how to swim. Never learned, never really wanted to either. When I get in a pool I never venture over to the deep end, I don’t like being in water higher than waist deep. I am not afraid of the water, just don’t know what I would do if I was ever in water. The second thing like it is this, I hate running! When I say hate, I really mean I detest running with all my being, every bone jarring stride, every sweat drenched mile. No thanks, not for me.
Building on the success of the Time Trail series at Lowes Motor Speedway, Flight Club Velo is pleased to announce the 2008 Inaugural Carolina Speedway Series. The series is a winter series of events tentatively set to take place on February 9th & 10th. The venues include Orange County Speedway in Rougemont, NC on the 9th and Rockingham Speedway in Rockingham, NC on the 10th.
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