I've put in a link so some of the northen hemisphere ladies who haven't seen a sublime will know what you are talking about

http://www.sarahulmerbrand.co.nz/Bik...ness2_spec.asp


In almost any event (well maybe not the coast to coast) there would be someone with a 'worse' bike than that. Lots of people do Taupo on mountain bikes for example, and Le Race has a mountain bike category. I know yours is a fitness bike not a mountain bike but even though it is entry level your bike is proably lighter than a lot of mountain bikes, and the upright posture is the same.

Certainly if you are thinking of doing any of the women only triathlons around the place then the bike you have is fine.

So it isn't really a case of do you 'need' a new bike to do those events - on the whole you don't

Its more a case of would a better bike be better - the answer is yes.

Again a mountain bike is not the same as yours but I know that riding the exact same course with my road bike, or with my mountain bike with slicks (skinny tyres) I go on average about 3 km/hr faster on my road bike. The road bike is lighter, it has even skinner tyres and I can get more aerodynamic.