The purpose of this quiz is to improve your knowledge of time trialing and to inform you of ways to improve your training and racing techniques. This quiz will clear up many cycling myths and advise you against trying things which won't increase speed. We hope our advice will help you purchase items that will allow you to enjoy the fastest bike for your money. The questions are difficult, so if your estimation is close to the right answer, THAT'S GOOD!. If you answered wrong for the right, reason that's better than answering right for the wrong reason.

PART ONE AFFECTS OF WEIGHT

1) FOR THE AVERAGE CYCLISTS, REMOVING WEIGHT FROM YOUR BIKE IS BETTER THAN REMOVING WEIGHT FROM YOUR BODY. (POWER AND WIND DRAG ARE THE SAME)

A) True
B) False

2) ON A HILLY COURSE, SAVING ONE POUND ON YOUR DISK WHEEL IS ROUGHLY EQUIVALENT TO SAVING?

A) 1 pound from your bike
B) 2 pounds from your bike
C) 1.7 pounds from your bike
D) 1.2 pounds from your bike

3) ON A HILLY 40KM COURSE, ONE POUND OF WEIGHT WILL COST YOU ABOUT?

A) 1 SECOND
B) 3 SECONDS
C) 10 SECONDS
D) 30 SECONDS
E) 60 SECONDS

4) ON A FLAT 40KM COURSE, ONE POUND OF WEIGHT WILL COST YOU ABOUT?

A) 1 SECOND
B) 3 SECONDS
C) 10 SECONDS
D) 30 SECONDS
E) 60 SECONDS

5) GOING UP A LONG GRADUAL, HILL THE BEST PLACE TO SAVE WEIGHT IS?

A) YOUR WHEELS
B) YOUR BODY
C) YOUR BIKE
D) DOESN'T MATTER 

6) IN A CRITERIUM WITH MANY TURNS, THE BEST PLACE TO SAVE WEIGHT IS?

A) YOUR WHEELS
B) YOUR BODY
C) YOUR BIKE
D) DOESN'T MATTER

7) ALLOY NIPPLES (ALUMINUM) FOR YOUR WHEELS ARE A GOOD PLACE TO SAVE WEIGHT (They save about 0.7 grams per spoke)

A) TRUE
B) FALSE

PART 2 EFFECTS OF AERODYNAMICS

1) COMPARE A 1200 GRAM REAR DISK WHEEL TO A 900 GRAM AERO WHEEL WITH 24 SPOKES.

A) THE DISK IS ALWAYS FASTER
B) DEPENDS ON THE COURSE
C) DEPENDS ON THE PERSON
D) ABOUT THE SAME

2) THE WORST TIME TO USE A REAR DISK IS IN CROSSWINDS (NOT EXCESSIVE CROSSWINDS)

A) TRUE
B) FALSE

3) REMOVING TWO WATER BOTTLES FROM THE FRAME OF YOUR BIKE CAN SAVE YOU UP TO ???? IN 40KM

A) SAVES NO TIME
B) 10 SECONDS
C) 40 SECONDS
D) 2 MINUTES

4) HOW MUCH TIME WILL A FULLY TAPED AEROBAR OR DROP BAR COST YOU IN 40KM (PADDED TAPE COMPARED TO THE SAME BAR UNTAPED)?

A) NO TIME
B) 2 SECONDS
C) 8 SECONDS
D) 20 SECONDS

5) MOUNTING SHIFTERS AT THE END OF AEROBARS WILL SAVE YOU UP TO ?????? OVER 40KM.

(BASED ONLY ON AERODYNAMICS)

A) NO TIME
B) DEPENDS ON HOW MUCH YOU SHIFT
C) 10 SECONDS
D) 30 SECONDS
E) 60 SECONDS

PART 3 HILL CLIMBING

1) WHEN TIME TRAILING ON A ROLLING COURSE YOU SHOULD?

A) WORK HARDER ON THE UPHILLS
B) YOU SHOULD PROVIDE A CONSTANT EFFORT

2) ON A LONGER HILL THE FASTEST WAY TO CLIMB IS?

A) SITTING
B) STANDING
C) DEPENDS ON THE PERSON AND THE HILL
D) COMBINATION OF SITTING AND STANDING

3) ON DOWNHILLS YOU SHOULD