TT Research

This came in to the club email if anyone is interested...

Dear Rider,

In the coming months, the sport and exercise science department at Anglia Ruskin University in Cambridge will be investigating the effect that saddle position has on time trial performance. Accordingly, we are seeking to recruit racing cyclists for the study. The testing would involve a single exhaustive cycling test followed by a series of 4km time trials, all during separate visits over a two week period, where the saddle position will be changed slightly. We will be recruiting male cyclists between the ages of 18 -35 yrs who hold a current BC racing licence of 2nd category or above or a PB of 21 min for a 10 mile TT and at least 2 years of racing and training experience.

Participants will be paid and also receive a detailed physiological and biomechanical assessment of their cycling as well as a free VO2max test next year.

If you meet the above criteria and would like more information please contact me via email - This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Also, we have a simple on line survey running at the moment (link below) which takes around 5 mins to complete. Your help with this would be immensely appreciated.

docs.google.com/forms/d/10iwPU9y9DAw2HPL...nayQ4_wJ9TA/viewform

Many Thanks,

Oliver Caddy
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PhD Student
Anglia Ruskin University Cambridge

Appreciate most of us going to be too old though...

Their entry criteria are very restrictive, but if you're a regular tester and otherwise interested it might still be worth while getting in touch

Far to restrictive. They will never recruit enough riders in my opinion.

Di2vid wrote:

Far to restrictive. They will never recruit enough riders in my opinion.

I thought exactly the same when Richard first circulated this. If you're looking at how saddle position (alone) affects performance surely it doesn't matter what category the rider is as long as you establish a baseline for their current set-up and then only record results based on controlled changes to the set-up

But what do I know ... I never studied any of this science lark at school ... oh wait!

Hi surely if you do experiments over a period of time..you ride more miles and events and get fitter..so these guys are gung ho you improve....BUT there is a basic norm for saddle/stem settings, i have them in my book for "basic TT positions " by the RTTC (RTC now)dated 1953..nothing is new except paying for free knowledge/advice... Geoff