The “Bjorn” bike is finished. It really came out incredibly well. Every time I build a P3 I am struck by how well it goes together. The cable routing is impeccable. The whole thing is so simple and well made.
The position we got on this bike is low, handlebars relative to saddle, but probably not as low as Bjorn Andersson’s position. Tonight we are doing an easish Computrainer ride and hopefully over the next few days the weather will imporve to the point where we can get this outside.
In the course of just pedalling around on it I am struck by the notion that I think I can ride in this position. More soon.
Yup, full photo story. But remember- our web guys are still in the process of moving into the new building so it will be a few days or a week before you see much new.
As I mentioned in another thread, the originator of the Bjorn position is Olympic Champ, TdF Prologue Winner, and multipe World Hour Record holder, Chris Boardman. Of course, Chris did not have to ride 180K and then run 42.2 off that position. Bjorn is a total stud.
FYI: The drop from the top of Boardman’s saddle to the top of his aerobar pads on the Lotus he used to race the Tour de France prologue (year?) was reported to me as 22cm.
The drop from the top of my saddle to the top of my Hed aerobars on this bike is a mere 15.5cm.
Tom, agreed, the drop might be an impressive measure, but it is really the end position that is of interest. A guy with long arms relative to his torso (especially from shoulder to elbow) can have a huge drop, but still be relatively high compared to a guy with the same drop with shorter arms. Perhaps you are as low as Boardman :-).
I believe that PNF road a “road version” of the same Corima bike duing the 1996 season. A fine machine indeed.
Tom, show us pics of your Bjorn-like position please. Are you getting some quad and calf implants to mimic the whole Bjorn effect. I hear you can get them special order at Home Depot
FYI: The drop from the top of Boardman’s saddle to the top of his aerobar pads on the Lotus he used to race the Tour de France prologue (year?) was reported to me as 22cm.
The drop from the top of my saddle to the top of my Hed aerobars on this bike is a mere 15.5cm.
Chris Boardman won the Tour de France prologue in 1994, 1997, 1998 while riding for Gan! May be incorrect, but I remember reading/hearing that the guys that helped design/build the Lotus Designs TT/Track frames, later sort of defected (artisitc differences) and formed a colaboration that later became known as Corima!
