Basic Triathlon questions from those who don't know

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Dowse Aug 2016 11:31am, 25 Aug 2016 151 posts	0 Dowse I'm doing the Daventry tri on Sunday. It's a 400m swim. Think I'll go for the tri suit option. I can't tumble turn so not an issue. The instructions say that I'll be issued a swim cap by the counter. Do you know roughly how many people might be in the lane at the same time? I've taken a complete stab at my estimated time so I'm a bit concerned I'll either be held up by people or have them going over me.
Gobi Aug 2016 12:30pm, 25 Aug 2016 58,817 posts	0 Gobi 4 is common
richmac Aug 2016 1:40pm, 25 Aug 2016 10,001 posts	0 richmac 4 is usual, normal protocol is to tap the ankle of the person you want to pass and they give way at the end, if your ankle is tapped do the same (then draft them like f*ck)
g1ngerrevolution Aug 2016 2:51pm, 26 Aug 2016 10 posts	0 g1ngerrevolution ^^^ what he said about drafting. And yes, 4 shall be the number.
Hills of Death (HOD) Sep 2016 10:42am, 5 Sep 2016 32,581 posts	0 Hills of Death (HOD) Following on from Gobi's post about a bike (which I brought) I'm going to sell mine now so I'm selling my Felt B12 with Ultegra and PX 82/101 carbon wheels. Gobi says its a good bike so it must be !! previously owned by a Kona Ironman. pic to follow
Hills of Death (HOD) Sep 2016 10:46am, 5 Sep 2016 32,582 posts	0 Hills of Death (HOD)
LindsD Sep 2016 10:47am, 5 Sep 2016 11,550 posts	0 LindsD drools
Nicholls595 Sep 2016 10:48am, 5 Sep 2016 6,956 posts	0 Nicholls595 How much for the flip flops?
GordonG Sep 2016 11:16am, 5 Sep 2016 6,949 posts	0 GordonG the cable of what I assume is a black kettle looks much too close to the tap for my liking..
RichHL Sep 2016 2:19pm, 5 Sep 2016 12,086 posts	0 RichHL How much are you asking, HOD?