From the owner via FB Time Trail Positions Group
Hi all, I’m not an avid social media user so I’ll only post once - a friend bought this to my attention and as it’s sparked a debate I thought I’d add context.
Firstly - Don’t worry, my time was of no consequence to the vast majority - I was there to complete - not compete. Apologies if I’ve offended anyone, my intent wasn’t to cheat; I was always going to be at the back of the race - Q’d a while ago & my priorities have changed significantly… Close friends/family convinced me to go for the IM event experience and Finland is a beautiful country we’ve not visited.
Chapeau to everyone at the event, it was certainly a challenge!
Secondly - colour
- I let my better half choose it (she hates black and this made it easier to get a pass to spend the time on it) - perhaps black would have gone unnoticed (but then I wasn’t trying to be underhanded or sneaky).
Third - why - well I’m a geek and it was a fun project to keep me interested while life threw me & my body some lemons… nothing was accurately tested for performance at all but it did save me carrying everything in jersey pockets! There would be more time to gain in my body position than these parts gave me for sure. Most parts are first-working iteration (they fit however have loads of flaws, definitely not aero optimised - but safe to ride/stay attached). I did read the IM rules and nothing was really original or unique - just took inspiration from pros bikes. Everything has a viable justification based on the full current wording of the IM rules. I know none of this is UCI legal, and some bits are on the limit even for IM - which didn’t go unnoticed btw; I was allowed to rack & take part with the knowledge that I could be protested - and I would have graciously accepted a penalty should someone have raised an issue. Maybe if I get time to iterate further and make a product or two that I’d be happy to low-scale sell to a wider audience to help fellow Trinity owners I will. Like many I’d love to have the budget for an amazing bike where all the integration etc is all done for me but alas… Btw the high end wheels were borrowed from a very generous friend, the frameset was a cheap FB find and everything else is second hand/eBay!
It started as a bit of fun, and it served its purpose; I really enjoyed this little project and it gave me a skill that’s helped me make parts quickly to get friends out of trouble in last minute situations. I’m not the first to do this and I certainly won’t be the last.
Sorry for the long message, don’t hate me, I just love building and riding bikes