On resurrecting my Mike Burrows time trial bike at the beginning of the year i was disappointed to note that the 'tubs' were flat....this after 'only' 15 years at the back of the garage... they did however manage to hold pressure for a day or so when inflated.
so... where to find new tubs... bugger!... no-one seems to make them, finally found a dutch company flogging tubs at between £50 and and telephone numbers!... and as for the 24" tub on the front (good old Mike, put a 24" front sprint on to get the low profile he was after).... £100+ for that one!
so, I had to pull out my old holdworth 'training' iron, buy some relatively cheap HP rims and tyres, bolt on some tri bars i had loafing about, just to compete in the clubs new years day 10.... history (and the club records) will show i did a measly 29.12 ... hardly worth the effort... to think... when i packed up the Time Trial scene 15 years ago i was putting in long 21's.... ho hum.... i hate growing old!
