TT bike advice

estariol

picked a new cannondale slice tt bike, feels totally different to my trek road bike, are there any set up tips etc for adjusting to different position? or any general advice for tt setup

Planet X

Bring it out on the road, with a set of Allen keys and make adjustments as you go along until you find a comfortable position.

dave2pvd

Planet X wrote: »

Bring it out on the road, with a set of Allen keys and make adjustments as you go along until you find a comfortable position.

You would end up with your back at 45deg if you did that.

A TT bike is not easy to set up and not exactly intuitive either. For example, a position that causes you to output reduced power can be faster.

If you're serious about going fast, pay the money and get a specialist bike shop to do a fitting session. The gains can be considerable. One of the cheapest performance upgrades you can make. After white bar tape, of course.

tunney

You cannot set your TT position up properly on your own.

(unless you do an iteritive process with video cameras and a turbo trainer.

Junior

Actually a cousin of mine set himself up with mirrors and a turbo trainer and some long night's measuring, remeasuring and adjusting.

estariol

...thanks for the replies, did get fitted when got the bike maybe it needs tweeking ot perhaps I'm just too used to my road bike poistion. Plan on doing the dub.city.tri so hopefully can get the fit sorted and get some practice on the course, might chance my arm and get one of the bike shops in town to have a look.

tunney

Not sure I'd waste my time with them.

zzzzzzzz

This looks like it'd sort you out:

http://www.cyclesuperstore.ie/shop/pc/viewContent.asp?idpage=41

dave2pvd

From what I hear the above ^ recommendation is a good one.

When you say you got fitted, what was done? A proper bike fitting (for racing) usually involves video from at least 2 angles. Then there are lasers and levels, dimensional and angular measuring, checking twice, correcting bio-mechanical issues, reducing frontal area, etc.

It should take a little over an hour.

My times immediately improved; by a larger margin than a skinsuit, aero helmet or rear disk would give. Which makes a pro fitting pretty cheap in the money/speed game.

blorg

Where did you get your fitting done dave2pvd? I'm interested in getting one done myself.

dave2pvd

blorg,

You might need to jump on a plane!

Atlanta, GA

blorg

dave2pvd wrote: »

blorg,

You might need to jump on a plane!

Atlanta, GA

Hmm... Actually ended up in Little Five Points on March 18, 2006 after a little too much to drink on Paddy's Day! First visit to the US. After that it was down to Milledgeville. Nice if somewhat untypical introduction to the country I thought!

dave2pvd

Little 5s is not far from here - it's where my team is based. You may have seen Outback Bikes...? They're a big Bianchi dealer.

Milledgeville is a nice little town. What were you doing there? Maybe you're a Flannery O'Connor fan?

Well, if you're over again, bring the TT bike: I'll hook you up

TinyExplosions

Wheelworx in Clondalkin to a bike fitting for 90 quid, and know what they're doing apparently -I'm headin out there for a fit myself in the next couple of weeks