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Those socks!
That number pinning!!

Position looks pretty good.

My first TT:

I was like that for ages but now I'd say the opposite is true. I'm really starting to get addicted to them.

Yeah you can just turn up, although there are rider caps at like 45 but I'm not sure that's ever going to happen.

Yeah it is. Every Thursday 6pm to 7pm start, mainly 10 mile time trials. I think it's £2 or £3 for a non club member (£10-£20 membership) otherwise it's free. I've seen a couple of people doing it fixed but predominately it's roadies with aerobars clipped on but everyone is pretty friendly.

This week is the Bottisham 25 TT - big step up from the 10s I've been doing. I think it's a fairly flat course so fixed gear would be doable.

Have you done any TTs on your new build yet?

Thanks for all the responses!

Also should I move my saddle forwards and upwards a bit for a more powerful position or stick with what I'm used to?

I recently cracked my helmet and I'll be needing a replacement are there any standard road helmets that are particularly good for TTs?

I've recently started doing my local clubs TT and I've done three so far on my road bike.

Luckily, my club has a Road bike TT competition which means I stand a slight chance of coming first (if I was competing with the pointy hats I'd be up against Michael Hutchinson and some almost as fast people - so no chance of winning).

My question is what can I do to improve my speed instantly on the road bike aside from purchasing aerobars, deep rimmed wheels etc.

Should I change my seat position? Or is the best place for my hands on the drops?

I've also noticed that the riders who overtake me tend to have a lower cadence - I'm normally around 90-100.

Unfortunately they said they weren't going to be reccying stage 3 - It's pretty damn flat so I guess there's nothing for them to prepare. Maybe so other teams will do it though?

There's always a chance of seeing Cavendish or Dowsett around that area though.

How did the ride(s) go?

Haha I missed it. I'll check out the tyre mark tomorrow morning

Sawston by-pass area?

Clue time?

Unfortunately I will be selling the Vivalo in the picture.

And Hefty that was me - you were just turning right?

Luckily I can still cycle - just not very fast

Broke my collar bone on Friday night falling off my bike - progress is going to get slowed down once again.

A year on...

Not nearly as much progress as I had hoped however the garden is shaping up nicely, just a bit more weeding and planting now.

^The vegetable patch - so far growing potatoes, spring onions, rocket, tomatos and brussels sprouts

Meanwhile in the bike shed...

-Roof still needs mending
-Too much bike stuff, see classifieds in about a month.
-Still need to get rid of some of the gardening stuff.

Old one - CU Zoology Department

New one.

Yes, the garden shed will be coming in a week and I've got the wood for the raised beds which I'll make when the rain stops (hopefully tomorrow).

Still available?

Nah not on this concrete - the shed website seems to think it'll be alright. But I'll definitely be damp proofing the brick shed.

Haha yeah I enjoyed a couple of beers watching the last couple of hours of the Tour today.

Sand...

Laying the concrete slabs

Now ready for the garden shed to go on top - took quite a while to get level..

Once the garden shed is up - I can remove everything from the inside of the bike shed and begin to real work.

Been pretty busy recently so the progress has slowed down considerably but it should start motoring along now.

So currently the garden is in a complete mess:

IMG_1777 by joe todd1, on Flickr

I've pruned/got rid of some trees:

IMG_1774 by joe todd1, on Flickr

But the weeds keep growing

IMG_1776 by joe todd1, on Flickr

Base of the shed - which I'm going to slightly move in the next few days.

IMG_1775 by joe todd1, on Flickr

In the next few days I'll go down to Travis Perkins and get the sand and concrete to make the base.

Also - I've been given permission to do the work on the shed by the council!

Is this still available?

Thank you very much to everyone who came along today - I hope you enjoyed the ride and the BBQ. Special congratulations to Shaun, Hayden, Sam and Ed for winning the event. If you have any photos or videos from today we're very interested - email cambridgefixedgear@gmail.com. Thank you especially to Sam, Rick, Andy, Lee, Nathan and all of our sponsors for helping make this event much better.

Hope to have another alley cat at the end of the summer.

Do you remember anything else about this bike? Because I know of a lime green Cinelli that was stolen about 2 weeks ago.

It's a checkpoint race, around 10-15 miles.

It's sort of like orienteering

Just a little update:

Event starts at 6:30 at Bike Ambulance.

Finish at about 8:00-9:00 depending on your speed at Jesus Green.

We've got a bunch of prizes - pictures coming soon.

£5 entry including beers, drinks, BBQ at the end, an Ass Saver and a spoke card.

Weather is looking good so far - fingers crossed.

Feel free to bring along any family or friends just let me know if you're bringing along extras.

If anyone has Go-Pros or any other cameras they'd be greatly appreciated.

Rob's spoke cards below:

Dibs both seatposts if willing to post.