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Basic Triathlon questions from those who don't know

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LindsD Mar 2019 7:28pm, 16 Mar 2019 26,828 posts	Quote Pin LindsD Sounds great, LD
LazyDaisy Mar 2019 9:52pm, 16 Mar 2019 26,055 posts	Quote Pin LazyDaisy Thanks for the tyre lever recommendations, I'll look out for those.
Helegant Mar 2019 8:21pm, 24 Mar 2019 6,200 posts	Quote Pin Helegant Good points fromLD. I can put a chain back on and... nothing more. It's not often I realise I'm in a world of incompetence but cycling is definitely outside my skill zone in theory and practice.
ferret Apr 2019 9:59am, 6 Apr 2019 3,799 posts	Quote Pin ferret Thanks for the tyre lever recommendations - I really struggle with getting a tyre back on. Infuriating. I’ve happily taken my touring bike to triathlons, but a heavier bike wears your running legs out.
Gobi Apr 2019 11:54am, 6 Apr 2019 66,664 posts	Quote Pin Gobi I'm a ride it like I stole it person. That is why there are bike shops That said I do tubs/tyres and tubeless set ups so maybe I'm not all bad
GlennR Apr 2019 12:53pm, 6 Apr 2019 41,787 posts	Quote Pin GlennR I replaced the cassette and chain on my commuter bike this week. I feel quite butch. It’s also a lot nicer to ride.
SKR Apr 2019 5:29pm, 6 Apr 2019 644 posts	Quote Pin SKR Can someone point me in the direction of a good place to read up on "Wheels"? I don't know a lot about bikes, I have a Cube Attain GTC which I have been told is a fairly ok mid-range bike. I have the wheels that came with them, bog standard regular width ones. Everyone in my riding group has wheels with a clearly wider diameter, I'm not going to assume they go faster than me because of this though as I don't ride as much as I should but I have been told wheels do help. I tried to do a bit of research and I realized it wasn't a simple case of just width, some wheelsets require cassettes, there's a different kind for disc brake ones and there may or may not be a specific kind for the Shimano gearset I have. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Gobi Apr 2019 4:08pm, 8 Apr 2019 66,677 posts	Quote Pin Gobi ask me , I'm a kit whore
SKR Apr 2019 8:55pm, 8 Apr 2019 647 posts	Quote Pin SKR @Gobi basically, rather than jump in the deep end and get something ridiculously expensive. Whats the best "cheapish" aero shimano 11 speed carbon wheelset i can get?
Gobi Apr 2019 12:45pm, 15 Apr 2019 66,718 posts	Quote Pin Gobi Skr - I have a set of training wheels that look like zipp 404s but are superdream carbon clinchers. Cost about 400 quid. They are good enough that I race on them. gobi70.wordpress.com End of season blog