lower bottom bracket

My high BB experiment didn't work too well. That position didn't deactivate my quads enough but it sure did drain them of oxygenated blood. It's very easy for them to go anaerobic. I lowered the BB 9". It looks more aero this way, too. I haven't ridden it like this but it should feel very much like my other laidback bikes. Who knows, given there is a slight forward tilt to my position compared to my two-wheelers, I might see a little more power.

A couple of years ago I saw a picture of a British homebuilt lowracer with a laidback seat and a high bottom bracket and thought that if I ever built another race bike I would build it like that. I forgot about that idea and later built a lowracer with a relatively low BB. Lately I've been riding with an extra high BB and seat angle on my trike. While my legs, the knee area specifically, really liked this I found the position to be systemically stressful and tired of it. I laid back the seat to see how it feels with the high BB (14" over seat height) and initially, surprisingly, it feels very good and natural. I'll train with it and see how it goes. Hopefully I'll be able to activate my posterior chain more while not paying much of, if any, an aerodynamic penalty.

My goal, as of now, will be to beat BritCPower's trike record at the Putah Creek TT.