I would love some help with my aero position. I have been fitted by a pro before and he really helped me to feel comfortable on this TT bike, but I feel like I might be losing some speed. This is a picture of me at nationals. I went 1:02:30 for the 40k. I apologize as I know there is a similar thread going right now, but I would love some help!
Height: 6’5
Weight: 90kg
Stages power meter: 261
Normalized: 272
Bike: aluminum Kelly Bedford custom TT
Wheels: enve 6.7 front, Rolf prima clincher rear
Tires: Conti Grand Prix and conti tubes 105psi
Helmet: giro syntax
Thanks! The picture should be up now. Do you have tires and tubes that you recommend?
Gp5000 w latex tubes is a safe bet. Forget what I said about the rear wheel, I believed it was a prima spoked wheel, not a disc.
Sleeved tri suit will help. As someone else mentionned go with narrow elbows. Shrug those shoulders. Get lower in the front a bit. It might be tough at first, but train the position.
You are sitting on the saddle more like it’s a road bike and bending your back to “reach” the pads. By rolling your hips forward you could easily lower the front end (probably enough to remove the spacers). This is much easier to achieve if you have a split nose saddle (BTW, what saddle are you currently running?).
The goal is to go from this (look how vertical the lower back is):
To something closer to this:
On the equipment side:
Align the quick releases pointing backward to minimize their profile (or get Halo skewers: https://www.treefortbikes.com/Halo-Hex-Key-Bolt-On-Skewers).
Move the bottle/cage to between your arms on the aerobar.
Use zipties or tape to keep the front brake cable in front of the headtube, and the rear one behind the seat stay for much of their run.
