"Hilly" is a matter of perspective. I'm in central VA. The Saturday training ride for the road club I used to ride with (and hopefully will again once I drop 20kg) was 52.8 miles with over 2500 feet of climbing. Every Saturday. Two years ago, while riding in FL, someone said, "You're" not from around here, are you?" I said, "No, is it the accent?" He said, "No, you can climb!" We went over the Intercostal Waterway...
My sister lives in CO and has trouble getting a ride in that doesn't have 2500 ft of climbing. And she'd drop me in a heartbeat.
I have a friend who climbs better on his Shiv than his Tarmac. But he rides his Shiv 4 times as much.
Getting a good road bike would change things up a bit for you. You could likely drop a bit of weight off your current Tri bike. More hill work may benefit you more. You know the old saying, "Don't buy upgrades, ride up grades."
We have a State Hillclimb Championship in VA. It used to be 6.75 miles with 2620 ft of climbing, about a 7.1% average grade with a couple of brief 15% ramps. It's a little longer now, with just a bit more climbing. I had a sub 12b bike. I'm faster up that hill on my 15.5lb Colnago. So, weight isn't everything.
Finally, search Dan's old articles. I vaguely remember him writing one about climbing on his Tri bike.
My sister lives in CO and has trouble getting a ride in that doesn't have 2500 ft of climbing. And she'd drop me in a heartbeat.
I have a friend who climbs better on his Shiv than his Tarmac. But he rides his Shiv 4 times as much.
Getting a good road bike would change things up a bit for you. You could likely drop a bit of weight off your current Tri bike. More hill work may benefit you more. You know the old saying, "Don't buy upgrades, ride up grades."
We have a State Hillclimb Championship in VA. It used to be 6.75 miles with 2620 ft of climbing, about a 7.1% average grade with a couple of brief 15% ramps. It's a little longer now, with just a bit more climbing. I had a sub 12b bike. I'm faster up that hill on my 15.5lb Colnago. So, weight isn't everything.
Finally, search Dan's old articles. I vaguely remember him writing one about climbing on his Tri bike.