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Sooooo looking for a new bag, narrowed it down, not due to massive choice I add....to Blue Seventy 32L big bag, or Blue Seventy Nero not so big bag, or smaller still TYR...any users, opinions, do buy, don't buy...?
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I got this little beauty (won it in a free raffle on one of coney's training days)......
....i haven't used it for a triathlon yet as i use a box but it would definately do the job, and it has a 'wet' compartment to stick your suit in (my wetsuit would fit but i am only little). It also has great storage for all your other stuff and a few little zip/Velcro pockets for your change/keys etc.
Have a butchers
http://www.blueseventy.com/store/uk/pro ... ctid=16133
50p or whatever they are these days. assuming a free brick
didds
It's a bag, right? Like a holdall? But with the word 'Triathlon' written on it to make sure it costs twice as much?
Is there any advantage compared to, say, a big rucksack with a lot of pockets? I can kind of get the waterproof section idea to keep my wet kit in, but as I'm usually wearing it until it dries (tri-suit) or don't have time to stuff it in a bag (wet-suit) then I kind of lose the point.
Yes, you have a bunch of kit which you need to get from your car to T1/T2. When did a simple bag or box become a failure?
Am I missing the point, or is the Emporer actually starkers?
Having then attended a race at Dorney, the car park was miles from the club house and i saw several people struggling to balance a box ,and few other bags on their saddle whilst negotiating cars, children and ducking under tape. This got me thinking, a box is better once you're in the tri area because you can easily see what you need to get in and out without rummaging and it's water proof and packing it is easy, but it's harder to carry about when you have a trek to the race area. so why not create a tri-specific box, it could have compartments for bike shoes, trainers, wetsuit, tri suit .. it could even have a typical race list in built to the lid, but the best thing is that it could have a saddle shapes slot underneath that slides the box securely onto your saddle and keeps it in place whilst wheeling the bike to the race?
A BCTTT bespoke creation maybe .. I did think about patenting this myself and taking over the world, but have decided to hand it over. Can't see any others existing on the net .. perhaps for good reason.
Walk into T1
rack your bike
place towel on floor
take helmet off and place it where you have it for T1
take glasses off and place inside helmet
place number belt/gel belt down
remove trainers and socks (if used) and put them on your towel
put running cap on top of your trainers.
Walk to swim start, put goggles and hat on if not already on and swim.
Thats just saved you £50 or whatever it costs for a bag that you dont actually need.
But they are nice!:) lol
I might try Husslers approach in future, or just a small racksack...
Its a big blue Ikea bag for me too.
Its big bright and water proof. I take 2 if its raining and double bag!!
I used a box for a while, but at some races (Dorney etc), it can be a long walk from the car park to Transition, and trying to do it with a box full of kit on your bars isn't easier, and with a back on, it means you can cycle it, and back again.
Any backpack would do, but this one has a sport of carbon fibre effect, so it must be quick?
how complicated is it?