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just having a read through the posts.
the stratford one is when i am on holiday
however, there is a south coast tri which i am going to enter !
just not sure whether to go with the classic and fork out on a wet suit or the next one down.
ST
where'd you get em from?
No connections to the company etc etc
all depends on sea temperature and what you'd be happy with - and the waves at Seaford can be quite large - they had to cancel the swim as it was thought too dangerous to launch a safety boat if needed so it became the South Coast Duathlon............
only problem with the event is the lapped bike course on a shite road surface - 12 laps for the Oly!! otherwise is fine
Did they have a safty car for dizziness!
Well done on the maths skills by the way. Very impressive ;o)
just need to decide on the distance, think it will have to be the olympic one
the geometry is slightly different. main thing you'll really notice is that a tribike just has tribars on it. so you can maintain an aggressive aero position all the time. a roadbike has the traditional drop bars - the curley ones that you'll see around town, on the tour de france. most people have a roadbike to train on all year round and attach clip on tribars to it to get a bit more aero. if you're getting just one bike i'd suggest a road bike is the one you want.
roadbike:
http://www.wiggle.co.uk/images/focus%20cayo%2007%20med.jpg
tribike:
http://www.wiggle.co.uk/images/felt%20da%2007%20med.jpg
example of drop bars with clip on tribars attached:
http://www.wiggle.co.uk/images/profile%20jammer%20gt.jpg
"Also am concerned about swiming in open water - is this as hard as it sounds with hundreds of other people in the water?"
it's easy. just make sure you get some practice in the wetsuit when the lakes start opening in april/may.
"could someone suggest a couple of bikes I might check out whilst still being on a budget. "
specialised, trek, bianchi - all do brilliant pretty much identical £500 bikes. that's pretty much the standard price for an entry level bike. if that's too much then claude butler do one for arount £350 i think. might be worth checking out planet-x too. they do good deals. but not sure if they have a cheap roadbike deal.
road bike and tri bike basically differ in geometry and areodynamic setup.........a tri bike is more like a time trial bike (like you see used on the TT sessions in the Tour de France) and tends to have a more aerodynamic profile (narrow tubes, deep rim wheels) - basically they go faster than standard road bikes for the same effort but they are more difficult to handle and are useless for big climbs - and staying in an aero position takes a lot of training............
as for open water swimming - yes the mass starts can be intimidating but there are ways of overcoming these such as being fast and leaving them all behind (ha - I wish), or starting at the sides or back so you don't get caught in the battle of arms and limbs............once it all settles down, it's fine..........
ST - good luck with Seaford - I won't be doing but I may come over to support
I did my first triathlon last year. (Lydney) I was a bit worried about swimming outdoors as I'm not a brilliant swimmer, so chose one with swimming in a pool. The only things that I purchased was a bike helmet, cycle top, some carbohydrate gel (which I wouldn't recommend as it gets everywhere!) and goggles. I had some coaching for the swimming to try to do it front crawl, but eventually did the 16 lengths breast stroke; 400m in 10 mins, which was brill for me, as in training I had been doing 12 - 15 mins. The one thing I found difficult was the cycling, and used my mountain bike. I wish I'd used a light weight bike, as there were lots of hills. The run I found fine as I'm a runner anyway, but it was on a field so painful for the ankles. All in all the training is interesting, and good (I was toned all over, not just my legs!:-). Good luck!:-)
I agree with the comments on net spending a stack of money on kit.
Good luck!
Well there will be less benefit than there would be TTing up the A1 but there will still be a noticeable benefit from having tri bars. If you've got them use them.
the Tri UK ones are good, anyway, i originally hired mine from there 3? years ago and then bought it at the end of the season, and it's going fine. though i'm not sure i'll be able to squeeze into it this year.
make sure you get the right size though, tri wetsuits should be really tight (like, you should feel a bit concerned about breathing when you put it on dry, and most people have to wrestle with it to get it on. this is normal. it's fine once you get in the water. i think TriUK have a sizing guide thing on their website.