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Good luck with the training. Check out Will Cowen on YouTube. He's one of the best AG triathletes in the country and still ripping it up on an old Boardman and has done some bike fit and aero upgrade videos on his bike. Deeper wheels, getting your front end and position dialled will really help your bike speed way more than the latest mega expensive tt frame on its own. The Boardman is still a quick bike just be careful with new wheels as there's not loads of clearance in those frames. I reckon 28mm external rim width max.
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Wide rims is indeed a concern, I have hunt carbon wheels on my road bike, which I think are 27mm external, and have been meaning to try them on the boardman for size.
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Good tip on the YouTube channel, enjoyed watching some of those.
If we’re doing goals/ event plans for next year mine are
Get a TT bike sorted!
Apr pool based sprint in under 1.20
May x terra uk and maybe Southport tri sprint
July Windermere tri sprint- beat last years time in all 3 disciplines. Maybe go top 10
August British sprint champs just for lols
Sept maybe sandman but not sure yet
Oct duathlon at oulton park- long shot to aim for GB qualifying but very unlikelyNeed to plan my training now! I’ve bought a wall planner so far as I’m old fashioned. Then find some local TT’s, 5km races etc to keep focus between races.
Colm89
Tallboy
So with limited experience (2 sprints and 1 Olympic) under my belt, I’ve decided to throw my hat in the ring for 2 bigger events next year; TriAthy double Olympic, and IM 70.3 Cork.
Why?
Swim is my strongest discipline, followed fairly closely by bike, and I’ve gotten around a couple of half marathons this year at 4:55-5:00/km, so hoping the longer distances will suit me.
The events aren’t til 03Jun and 19Aug respectively, but the latter is very much peak holiday season and with full IM on the 20th I wanted to get accommodation locked in asap. They should help frame my winter training though!