Originally Posted by big chainring

I always enjoyed reading of the English time trialers back in the 60's. Road racing was banned for some reason and time trialing was the rage. They had 12 hour and 24 hour time trials and set distance as well. And alot of the participants were local guys, farmers, laborers, factory workers. They worked a regular job and then did racing for fun. Some even built their own bikes. I like the fact that the equipment back then was more affordable, (Campy was always pricey), and the regular guy could go out on the weekend and give it his sporting best. Now days the equipment is priced out of site. You really have to be a serious biker to race competitively.

There are some time trials coming up in Illinois and I'm going to give it a shot on my Peugeot UO-8. Trying to find some lightweight wheels and tires so that I might be competitive.