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10-23-03, 05:37 PM
My current goal is to train for and ride a couple of time trials this spring. I feel like I put in a good base of mileage this past season, and will begin training more specifically for a time trial over the winter. (Just for my fun, I will not be competative).
What I really need is to train for a specific event. Can anyone advise me on a good time trial in the central New Jersey or eastern PA area that would be appropriate for a newbie? I want to ride in the 10 mile or 20 kilometer distance to start. I am shooting for around mid to end of March for the first go.
Another question is: I can't afford a time trial bike and will be riding my road bike. Will my road bike have to conform to the UCI regulations? It's probably obvious that it depends on who is putting on the race, etc, I guess. It might seem like an odd question, but as it is right now, my bike does not conform to the regulation where the nose of the saddle cannot be closer than 5 cm behind the bottom bracket spindle. Go figure, it's just a regular old road bike. I have it dialed in exactly right for me and it doesn't fulfill the UCI regulations. I think part of the problem is the saddle is too long, it's about 28.5 cm long. If I get the shortest saddle out there, that might fix the problem. I don't want to move the saddle aft, since it took me so long to get it just right!
Thanks!
What I really need is to train for a specific event. Can anyone advise me on a good time trial in the central New Jersey or eastern PA area that would be appropriate for a newbie? I want to ride in the 10 mile or 20 kilometer distance to start. I am shooting for around mid to end of March for the first go.
Another question is: I can't afford a time trial bike and will be riding my road bike. Will my road bike have to conform to the UCI regulations? It's probably obvious that it depends on who is putting on the race, etc, I guess. It might seem like an odd question, but as it is right now, my bike does not conform to the regulation where the nose of the saddle cannot be closer than 5 cm behind the bottom bracket spindle. Go figure, it's just a regular old road bike. I have it dialed in exactly right for me and it doesn't fulfill the UCI regulations. I think part of the problem is the saddle is too long, it's about 28.5 cm long. If I get the shortest saddle out there, that might fix the problem. I don't want to move the saddle aft, since it took me so long to get it just right!
Thanks!