Recently we tried to recreate the first-ever triathlon from the 80s and it got us thinking about just how much tri kit has changed since then. In the last 40 years there have been many technological advancements in our kit so are we now much faster? More energy efficient? James finds out!

0:00 - Intro
0:43 - Swim kit
1:35 - Bike test
6:05 - Results
7:34 - Run test
10:40 - Results

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