Basic Triathlon questions from those who don't know

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Plodding Kath Apr 2018 9:41pm, 25 Apr 2018 3 posts	0 Plodding Kath Fraggle, sorry to sound a bit thick - do you trough transition in your bike shoes?
fraggle Apr 2018 9:46pm, 25 Apr 2018 1,573 posts	0 fraggle Yep - You’ll get used to the sight of people clip-clopping their way through transition:-)
jdarun Apr 2018 10:18pm, 25 Apr 2018 2,795 posts	0 jdarun You can also use MTB style shoes with recessed cleats...or just one set of shoes for both disciplines.
HellsBells Apr 2018 7:25am, 26 Apr 2018 23,734 posts	0 HellsBells Or be like me - I only ever cycle in trainers so only one pair of shoes. This year though I'm going to wear socks, the blisters were horrid last time. I need to master putting socks on wet feet without sitting down, my current attempts are somewhat amusing
Sweetie Apr 2018 8:08am, 26 Apr 2018 2,670 posts	0 Sweetie Welcome PK! Lots of talc in your socks HB, really helps to get them on quicker.
LindsD Apr 2018 8:24am, 26 Apr 2018 22,795 posts	0 LindsD I just sit down HB
GordonG Apr 2018 8:43am, 26 Apr 2018 7,497 posts	0 GordonG my tip re socks is to ensure you wear mono skin socks - twin skin are impossible to put on with wet feet! have you tried kneeling on one knee. it's a good compromise between standing/wobbling and sitting
Gobi Apr 2018 8:45am, 26 Apr 2018 63,780 posts	0 Gobi Out the pool and run to bike Put helmet on !!!! Shoes on clop clop clop Mount bike after line Come back and get off bike before the line clop clop clop Rack bike take helmet off take shoes off Put trainers on and run free. It gets easier and smoother but to start just follow a plan. The benefit of bike shoes on a bike outweighs the time penalty for changing them. I have won races and yet have never attached my bike shoes to my bike. Learning to remove your feet from the shoes as you return is a more useful skill. Good luck
Angus Clydesdale Apr 2018 9:35am, 26 Apr 2018 13,538 posts	0 Angus Clydesdale My friend, Bert, made himself a shoe-sized flat plate attached to pedals and he straps his running shoes onto it with a broad Velcro strap. Only for Sprint and SuperSprint events. He reckons the time saving is worth it. To be fair, he made them in the mid-80s and I think he mostly uses them to make folks smile. As he’s 78 he’s got no problem winning his AG with or without them.
Gobi Apr 2018 10:46am, 26 Apr 2018 63,783 posts	0 Gobi Angus - have seen the plates in sprints. They have potential for sure