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andygatesI'm refitting my race bike for good long-haul aero work, as part of the middle-distance triathlon race prep. The nice (and experienced) folks at TriTalk are insulting my decor while throwing suggestions.
Problem is, the bike (a Lemond Etape + one year's modifications) is mutating into some sort of ghastly Thing - the seatpin is now flipped and the saddle way forward, the stem's about to change... in other words, it's coming close to time-trial spec. Which is great - it'll get a nice solid box and engage my posterior chain and all - but... well, it's plug ugly like this and twitchy too; it's only for TT/tri stuff and not going to be much fun for the rest. There is only one solution:
I need a dedicated TT bike. As well.
*facepalm*
It is at times like these that I really, really need to stay away from Planet X.
In reality, fret not, this fettle is easily reversed: flip seatpost, change stem, etc. My other bikes are dual-mode: Dave the MTB goes from urban-uber-utility-bike to tractorlicious mud plugger; Nero the fixie has a track outfit that he wears for days out to the velodrome and even an offroad suit for those rare fixie + fire trails days; when it arrives the van-bike folder will wear a fraudax hat and I'm sure that once I get the hang of it the pennyfarthing will discover schizophrenic identities too -- it has to be this way when you ain't minted but you are technical. But man, that Planet X Stealth sure is purdy.
Problem is, the bike (a Lemond Etape + one year's modifications) is mutating into some sort of ghastly Thing - the seatpin is now flipped and the saddle way forward, the stem's about to change... in other words, it's coming close to time-trial spec. Which is great - it'll get a nice solid box and engage my posterior chain and all - but... well, it's plug ugly like this and twitchy too; it's only for TT/tri stuff and not going to be much fun for the rest. There is only one solution:
I need a dedicated TT bike. As well.
*facepalm*
It is at times like these that I really, really need to stay away from Planet X.
In reality, fret not, this fettle is easily reversed: flip seatpost, change stem, etc. My other bikes are dual-mode: Dave the MTB goes from urban-uber-utility-bike to tractorlicious mud plugger; Nero the fixie has a track outfit that he wears for days out to the velodrome and even an offroad suit for those rare fixie + fire trails days; when it arrives the van-bike folder will wear a fraudax hat and I'm sure that once I get the hang of it the pennyfarthing will discover schizophrenic identities too -- it has to be this way when you ain't minted but you are technical. But man, that Planet X Stealth sure is purdy.
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Date: 2008-07-17 06:14 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-07-17 08:53 am (UTC)I feel dangerously close to "all the gear, no idea" already. Srsly. Tweaks and actual training time are what I need, and all I can afford (wah!).
But don't worry, Meatloaf will be in roadie fettle for Tignes. I don't see much merit in a TT setup in the mountains!