Talk of Time Trials

Easy 1 hour ride this morning. That's the 4th day in a row I've cycled, and 5 in the last 6. Including the Lakeland Loop, about 150 miles. Rest day tomorrow, and then a tough 65 mile ride planned for Sunday.

I'm thinking of doing some local time-trials this Summer. I've got a very old TT bike - I showed some photos of it to my friends and they thought it quite amusing, and perhaps a little dangerous.

It is a early-80s lo-profile Basso. I bought it on ebay a few years ago and did a fair few Triathlons on it. It is an amazingly aggressive riding position, and has beautiful thin steel tubing.

The picture on the left is when I first got it - it now has bar-end shifters and is 14speed!

The picture on the right is me riding it in the 2005 Nottingham Triathlon.

I must say I'm quite looking forward to getting out on it - but it is very uncomfortable!