Ducati Sporting Club UK > General > Idle Chat > New Bike!!!...the SP was just too slow...

[Harv748]

Originally Posted by Ian Harris

Yeah, nice bike if time-triallings your thing, but it would be even better in red and, more importantly, with proper Italian components, not that stuff from some wannabee Oriental company

Time trials for fun (!) and as a means of training for an Ironman Tri next year...taking it out tomorrow for its first blast...10 mile TT...fingers crossed its dry.

[domski]

I'd love one of those (and the turbo trainer)

I guess I need to work harder

[Ian Harris]

Originally Posted by Harv748

Time trials for fun (!) and as a means of training for an Ironman Tri next year...taking it out tomorrow for its first blast...10 mile TT...fingers crossed its dry.

Best of luck....If you're blessed with a nice flat-back aero position, that thing will fly....mate of mine returned to time-trialling a couple of years ago... Last year, at the age of 44 he did a 20:40. When we were racing in the late 70's / early 80's he struggled to get under 22 minutes (I was faster than him then...don't think I would be now!)

And, of course, between 20 and 30 mph, you'll be a sight more comfortable than you would be on a 748!