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Re: Retro TT stuff [tsmagnum] [ In reply to ]
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we mentioned it earlier ...

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Re: Retro TT stuff [BMAN] [ In reply to ]
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On ebay right now.

http://cgi.ebay.com/...?hash=item56395e3ec9

Thanks a lot.

Was looking to get a deal on that without ST'ers bidding against me.

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Re: Retro TT stuff [Tom A.] [ In reply to ]
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Does anyone know the width of these bars???



BTW----Tom, I think the setup looks awesome!

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Re: Retro TT stuff [jeremyb] [ In reply to ]
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Does anyone know the width of these bars???

I do... ;-)

Those particular ones in the pic above measure 28cm outside to outside as you have the line drawn. I don't know if there were variations on width or not for the bars...

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Re: Retro TT stuff [lacticturkey] [ In reply to ]
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that is truly bizarre

i could see that being useful if it held me BACK instead of forward

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we mentioned it earlier ...



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Re: Retro TT stuff [lacticturkey] [ In reply to ]
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Aerolite not trilite
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Re: Retro TT stuff [jeremyb] [ In reply to ]
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How about John Cobbs (I think) Speed Wing skinsuit? Remember that? It had batman wings under the arms.
Still want to see Hamiltons and Joel Thomsons 24" Holland. It had a crazy custom aero bar/stem combo that came up high off the super short front end.
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Re: Retro TT stuff [bootsie_cat] [ In reply to ]
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Speaking of 24" wheel bikes, does anyone have a picture of Nick Taylor on his double 24" Sommer? Scary aero. Shoulders below hips (at least in my memory). Anybody?
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Re: Retro TT stuff [Bio_McGeek] [ In reply to ]
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About 15 years ago there was a masters guy in my area that had one- Bob Brooks? He could roll a 53 something 40k when he was close to 60. I remember the bike. Dual 24", super downward sloping toptube-
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Re: Retro TT stuff [lacticturkey] [ In reply to ]
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There was once an invention where you would hold a strap - IN YOUR MOUTH - that would then attach to the handle bars. This would enable you to use your arms to push down on your legs and steer with your chin...honest to god it was real.

Then there was the parachute that went behind the bike. I did a few rides on Via De Luna Dr on Santa Rosa island with the parachute...it was dayglo green, my bike was a splatter finish GT with a hot pink J-Disk....

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Re: Retro TT stuff [R10C] [ In reply to ]
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Re: Retro TT stuff [jackmott] [ In reply to ]
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I was only 17 and listening to a few pro's at the time and what not...sure did look queer as hell with that damn parachute going down the coast....

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Re: Retro TT stuff [R10C] [ In reply to ]
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"There was once an invention where you would hold a strap - IN YOUR MOUTH - that would then attach to the handle bars. This would enable you to use your arms to push down on your legs and steer with your chin...honest to god it was real"

why i actually remember this is a mystery to me, but i think i had the issue of bicycling where they reviewed it. italian cyclist giovanni jiboffo invented it/the "jiboffo technique". he designed a device which consisted of surgical tubing attached to each side of the handle bars, in the middle of the surgical tubing was a mouthpiece with a hole of the middle of it. when the gradient got steep he would sit more upright in the saddle, insert the mouthpiece, and place his hands on his thighs just above the knees to assist in pushing down on the pedals. he claimed something in the neighborhood of a 12 to 15% increase in speed climbing the hills. HORRIBLE idea!

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Re: Retro TT stuff [Tribato] [ In reply to ]
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its a gosh damned genius idea
its just crazy

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. he claimed something in the neighborhood of a 12 to 15% increase in speed climbing the hills. HORRIBLE idea![/size][/black][/font][/black][/size]



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Re: Retro TT stuff [jackmott] [ In reply to ]
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I built a strap that hooked to the rear of the seat to keep me from sliding foward,still have it,used it a few times.
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Re: Retro TT stuff [toolguy] [ In reply to ]
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you should sell this to pro cyclists.
I only ever have the typewriter problem in the last mile of short TTs when my power to weight ratio gets within 50% of a pro

they have it much worse!

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I built a strap that hooked to the rear of the seat to keep me from sliding foward,still have it,used it a few times.



Kat Hunter reports on the San Dimas Stage Race from inside the GC winning team
Aeroweenie.com -Compendium of Aero Data and Knowledge
Freelance sports & outdoors writer Kathryn Hunter
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Re: Retro TT stuff [toolguy] [ In reply to ]
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oh yeah....thanks, that bike was a raleigh technium trilite


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Re: Retro TT stuff [lacticturkey] [ In reply to ]
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i bet that bike is way way more aero than the bike with the current Kona bike split record (if you ignore the wheels)



Kat Hunter reports on the San Dimas Stage Race from inside the GC winning team
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Freelance sports & outdoors writer Kathryn Hunter
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Re: Retro TT stuff [jackmott] [ In reply to ]
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Typewriter problem?
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Re: Retro TT stuff [jackmott] [ In reply to ]
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It was a great time,we were just coming out from under a few decades of died in the wool shorts roadie conservatism, triathletes mostly didnt come from that background and didnt have the preconceptions and people were trying all kinds of shit. Some of it worked and versions of it are still around, some was just stupid, but it took a new breed of riders, triathletes to challenge the status quo. How long had aerobars been on the bike of triathletes before Greg Lemond famously used his set of clip ons in '89?

edit: although many US based road racers and track racers should also be given credit for adopting many innovations as well.

Kevin
Last edited by: flying wombat: Feb 6, 10 17:05
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Re: Retro TT stuff [R10C] [ In reply to ]
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.... was the parachute called a Parashirt ?


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Re: Retro TT stuff [toolguy] [ In reply to ]
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tendency to scoot forward as you pedal requiring that you scoot yourself back every few pedal strokes.

you see it a lot with pros on TT bikes as their power to weight ratios are so huge.

I used to wonder what their problem was until I noticed myself doing it when pushing really hard near the end of a TT


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Typewriter problem?



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Aeroweenie.com -Compendium of Aero Data and Knowledge
Freelance sports & outdoors writer Kathryn Hunter
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Re: Retro TT stuff [jackmott] [ In reply to ]
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Side effects are "Whale Tale"....



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Re: Retro TT stuff [flying wombat] [ In reply to ]
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the 1980s tech was awesome, im not talking about that

im talking about the color schemes and fashion =)

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It was a great time,we were just coming out from under a few decades of died in the wool shorts roadie conservatism, triathletes mostly didnt come from that background and didnt have the preconceptions and people were trying all kinds of shit. Some of it worked and versions of it are still around, some was just stupid, but it took a new breed of riders, triathletes to challenge the status quo. How long had aerobars been on the bike of triathletes before Greg Lemond famously used his set of clip ons in '89?

Kevin



Kat Hunter reports on the San Dimas Stage Race from inside the GC winning team
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Freelance sports & outdoors writer Kathryn Hunter
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Re: Retro TT stuff [Tribato] [ In reply to ]
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Will you marry me? Hell, just remembering that (and yes, you are right about the name) is enough for me to fall in love...

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