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Pool Swimming, tri suits and pockets...
nivagh
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I've got my second tri coming up in three weeks, and it's a pool swim this time.
Looking at my tri top, it has pockets in the back; nothing unusual there, but I'm worried that they will act like little water-filled parachutes as I'm swimming.
A quick mooch around ebay shows that there are many tri suits with rear pockets. Are my concerns unfounded, or do I need to wear something without pockets? [8|]
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It's a basic Orca suit from eBay.
I'll have a trial run (swim) anyway. I suppose if they fill with water I can always gaffer tape over the tops! It's a Scott Plasma Tank, btw.
If two piece why not swim in tri shorts then slip your top on in transition?
No drag and dry top for cycle. Drag v time in transition should cancel each other out.
Maybe Father Christmas will bring me a tri suit...
Or roll on xmas!!!
Swam in it today and it's actually pretty well stretched at the back so the pockets seem to stay closed and if there is a drag effect, I can't feel it. It's not as though I'm terribly fast to begin with anyway! I'll probably be better off trying to nail my tumble turns.