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For domestic time trials only, I assume, with those illegal handlebars.

Absolutely - she is focusing on the National 10, 25, 50 and 100, together with the World Duathlon championships. It is the same bike that Nicole Cooke rode at Beijing, with different bars.

Whats she getting?

Almost finished - this is the only photo I have as yet...

I'm in a state of high excitment. I have just heard that Mrs S's new bike will be ready for collection next week. This has been my little pet project over the last five months. Can't wait to see it for the first time.

B&W Racer - take at look at LVRC - I'm told they are a good series of races for those of a more mature disposition ;-)

Productive day in the office for me sorting out my schedule. Think provisionally I'm going to do the following:

10 Apr Tooting BC 21 mile sporting
24 Apr Newbury RC 25
2 May Beacon Roads CC 39m Hilly
8 May Farnham RC 10
13 Jun Reading CC 50
20 Jun Farnham 25
26 Jun Newbury 10
7 Aug Surrey Lge TT ??
11 Sep Redmon CC 10
18 Sep Festival RC 10
26 Sep Epsom CC 25

Might even try and do the Surrey Lge race as a 2-up with Mrs S, although I'm not sure how long I could hold her wheel for.

I reckon we will see a DNS

I am almost certain that you will bugger yourself, for which I applaud you!

If your goal is to improve fitness and performance, I would recommend a rest day in the middle to allow some recuperation. But then, I'm not sure that that is your goal.

Rebecca R is also riding in my race on Sunday,hope she's knackered.

Where's Mrs Willo racingon sunday? Dont think she's on my start sheet

She isn't. Her TT schedule doesn't see her racing again until April, although she does have some road racing and a couple of duathlons in the schedule. She steps up a bit in May, with a 10 and then 2x 50s. Thereafter we are into the nationals, where she is racing in the 10, 25, 50 and 100. She is even talking about doing the 12 hour (personally I hope this is just a passing idea, as I suspect racing in this will be a lot easier and less stressful than being support to Mrs S...)

@ BMMF - I find that image really quite disconcerting! Please could you edit...

Anyone riding the Middlesex RC 10 on Saturday? A certain Ms Romero is on the start sheet!

This probably won't work, but let me try to post an extract of the graph to demonstrate...

• as predicted, my image posting skills have failed
  

She can't be going hard enough if she's got time to smile for the camera! ;-)

This is an interesting debate - she deliberately kept her power at or just under 300 watts going up Hurst Hill.

I have seen a comparison of her file with that of one of the Kingston Wheelers chaps (who she beat by just under a minute) showing their relative time advantage / disadvantage over time. Now it is clear that the KW rider took back about 20 seconds on the first 2/3 of the ascent. However, what is equally clear is that she recouped this time plus some within the next km so that over the 3kms from the start of the climb she had made a net gain of 10 seconds over him.

Anyone who has watched Hutch race will know that he sets off as if ambling - this is the same dynamic at play: you maximise your overall pace by trying not to exceed your threshold power. Or in old-fashioned speak, you learn how to pace yourself.

I suspect she has a screw loose. It was absolutely bloody freezing. Write up here:

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Just seen a piccie of Mrs S going up the big climb in Sunday's tt - is this the face of someone that is giving it 100%??

If Saturday was cold, Sunday was evil. Mrs S raced in the Surrey Hard Riders - minus 3 degrees when she started (or so she claims). I didn't go out til gone midday, and did 70-odd miles out to Surrey and back; it was still really cold, with a nasty wind to boot, although at least the sun was shining.

Planet-X worth looking at too for around about the £1k mark.

^ definition of optimism if ever i've seen it

Thanks all for the input - I will be popping in for a cup of tea and a chat shortly with wheels in hand. Was worried that I was being overly fussy! It would appear not.

If it's easy, I'll just go and ask him - thank you.

How much of a pain in the arse is it for a wheelbuilder to tension up a wheel (Ambrosio Excellight rims to 32h pmp hubs)? The reason I ask is that I have just asked my LBS to rebuild my wheels after an open pro rim failed. When I took them out for the first time over the weekend, I noticed more flex than I would like when climbing out of the saddle.

The wheels are perfectly true, but the spokes do not feel under a great deal of tension - so I put this down to tension.

I don't want to upset the builder, as he is a mate (and while he is a great mechanic, I have no idea how experienced a wheel builder he is).

So, should I take them back, and ask him to sort; or take them elsewhere (and if so where - SW London)?

Model B's aren't deep at all. I wasn't suggesting you buy them; was just making the point that you don't necessarily need expensive wheels to do well. I believe that they are £99 for the pair.

She is quick. But she trains very very hard.

I'd go with a disc rather than a 101 if it were me.

FWIW, Mrs S broke the Kingston Wheelers Gil Jessop Sporting 14 course record yesterday by nearly a minute riding Planet X model B's.
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Seller says that Cinelli has never been built up but fork crown appears to show marks from a brake fitting. Still nice though.

Looks to me like a reflection of the photographer.

48 ring campag brev will be the ring designed for the Strada crank. Will be 3/32.

In case anyone has forgotten:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ha26GN_RLNc&feature=youtube_gdata