Some might remember i purchased the SuperSix 5 105 about 6 months ago with the helpful advice given from the forum. Well on Sunday i entered the Cairns 70.3 challenge, and i took on the bike leg.
It also happened to be the first time i'd ridden with a computer. Being that i spent every cent i had on the bike i'm still riding in sneakers and i've repaired my helmet twice now with glue

Anyways the plan was to -
Keep it above 30km/h on the flats, each time i checked i was sitting on around 33-34.
Keep it above 25km/h on the slight up hills, i did this without any issues and found myself a few times still nudging 30.
To just "make" it , up the really big hills, oh and there was a few !!
I'd never ridden in a pack before either, so that was a case of "learn quickly" when the first water bottle i tried to grab at the aid station went over my head and i came very close to the rider beside me

What i learned about myself on the ride is that my best ability would have to be the slight gradients, but that i suck big time on the steep climbs. I also managed to pick up a few spots here and there on the down hills, seems a few riders were a little un-easy on the run downs.
My aim was 3 hours dead, i wound up doing it in 3 hours 16, though i think i could have shaved a tad off given the confusion at the course end, i thought i had about 10km left when the transition suddenly appeared.
I'm keen to go back next year and hopefully not get my ass handed to me. I was chatting to the guy at the LBS and he was telling me about wheels adding 2-3km/h, aero helmets and so forth. My aim is 2 hours 30 for next year (i'll try my hand at any other team events that pop up in the mean time)
Where am i going with this.....oh yeah, is it worth going down the upgrade path on a standard SuperSix 105? Is there a limit to how quick you can actually cover a distance before you need to do certain upgrades? I know i'm no where near this level, but i can't help but think about adding up what 2-3 km/h average would have done to my over all time.
On a slightly more upsetting note, a crack was found near the BB, the LBS is unsure as to whether is is just paint, or more serious, but they said any crack especially in that area should be taken seriously and most likely the frame will be replaced. Looks like i'm on foot for a while
