This is my fiance’s bike, and also the only UCI legal TT bike I own. It’s not often that I have to do a TT under UCI rules, but when I have the opportunity (and she isn’t racing also), I don’t mind. Her front end height and position is almost identical to what I need, the only difference is saddle height (so I bought an extra post), and extension length (which takes about 2 mins to change).
Previously it was running a Blackwell base bar and Pro Windjammer extensions, but those extensions presented some issues with mounting a between the bars bottle on the front. Everything i tried ended up too sloppy or otherwise unacceptable. I’ve been wanting to try the Lightning Stryke bars for awhile, as I came up with the stem mounted, single tube design in my early teens (made originally out of PVC pipe), and have always been enamored with the idea.
First - the Lightning Stryke bars are great. The hand position is perfect, and the non-rotatable angle turns out to be spot on. Thanks PD!
Second - Huzzah! I finally found a fork that mates up nicely with the Zipp brake. The Reynolds forks are a bit narrow, but this one is just the right width.
Third - Check out that cable hanger.
Fourth - Holy crap, the Garmin 500 is A TON smaller than the 705. That really blew me away.
I am still working on a bottle cage for the front. Currently it’s looking like something custom, as none of the options I’ve tried so far are doing much for it…
