The Need for Speed!
It was going to happen sooner or later…… I set myself the goal of completing at least one Half Ironman triathlon (UK Half Ironman booked and confirmed), and eventually a complete Ironman triathlon. There is no way one can complete one of these gruelling events on a bike setup for road riding. It just won’t work when you get off the bike and try to run! Well…..that’s what I kept telling myself! A Time-Trial bike is required!
But which one? There are so many amazing and impressive TT bikes out there. I started with a proper fit session at Sigma Sport, south west of London. Once that was done, we had some great dimensions to work with. This helped to narrow down the selection, removing all those that will not fit. What did we come up with?
This little baby:
Cervelo P3C
So the search began to find one in my size, to begin the build. Sigma Sport had none. The UK distributor had none, and knew of none in the UK that were not already sold. Bugger! A quick check of when the 2008 model (same, but with new, ugly paint job) will arrive - March. Damn - that’s way too late for a June Half Ironman! What to do?
Let’s go Stateside! A quick search on the Cervelo website gave me a sizeable handful of dealers in the USA. So, a quick few phone calls, and I found a single 51cm Cervelo P3C at Cadence Performance Cycling Center in New York City. Brilliant! “It’s how much?” I ask again? WOW!! That’s a great saving over buying it here in the UK! ……Do you have a set of Zipp 404 wheels in stock? …..”Yes Sir!” WooHaa!! Gimmee a set of them too!
So, a Cervelo P3C with Zipp 404 wheels will be arriving in the next few days! Brilliant! The build will begin at Sigma Sport in the next week or so, once I have decided on the rest of the components of the build. The two areas that are my concern are the Aero Bars and the Saddle. Too much to choose from, and once you have tightened the bolts on the part, it is yours. No returns. Hmmm….. much investigation required!
In a few weeks time, I will be ready to Rock n Roll on the new speed machine! There will no excuses for a rubbish bike split in the triathlons now!
“Go Gossy Go!!”
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