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Basic Triathlon questions from those who don't know

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Gobi Jun 2016 9:13am, 7 Jun 2016 58,429 posts	Quote Pin Gobi Winded - stiff not sore . Whatever you want
Tracey G Jun 2016 10:50pm, 19 Jun 2016 2,615 posts	Quote Pin Tracey G Did my first triathlon yesterday. I'm hooked
LindsD Jun 2016 7:16am, 20 Jun 2016 10,562 posts	Quote Pin LindsD Well done! Say more...
LazyDaisy Jun 2016 7:55am, 20 Jun 2016 14,606 posts	Quote Pin LazyDaisy Well done Tracey! Yes please, more details!
Nicholls595 Jun 2016 8:59am, 20 Jun 2016 4,968 posts	Quote Pin Nicholls595 Yesterday I finally got around to changing the tube which went pop during my last triathlon. Don't know why I put it off so long, it was very straightforward (once I'd watched a couple of Youtube clips about putting your bike in the right gear etc etc) I'm reasonably confident that if I carry a spare tube with me, I could do it on the road. But, and it's quite a big but (do your own jokes), I noticed that I also have a broken spoke. It has snapped off just where it hooks into the central hub bit. Is this a big job to fix?
GordonG Jun 2016 9:11am, 20 Jun 2016 6,876 posts	Quote Pin GordonG welcome to the club Tracey
LazyDaisy Jun 2016 11:28am, 20 Jun 2016 14,608 posts	Quote Pin LazyDaisy Haven't the faintest I'm afraid Nicholls. I am only just getting to grips with pumping up my tyres without letting all the air out by mistake
Gobi Jun 2016 11:35am, 20 Jun 2016 58,479 posts	Quote Pin Gobi Replacing a spoke and retruing a wheel is beyond me. Bike shop.
richmac Jun 2016 12:47pm, 20 Jun 2016 9,921 posts	Quote Pin richmac Welcome Tracey Nicholls, as Gobi says if you have a snapped spoke you could change it yourself, after you have sourced the right spoke and a spoke key, But the chances are that the wheel is already out of true or will be by the time you, in your rookie attempt have put a new one in and tried to get the tension right. But your not going to know until its all back together because you probably don't own a truing stand. Go to the LBS.
Nicholls595 Jun 2016 12:50pm, 20 Jun 2016 4,977 posts	Quote Pin Nicholls595 Thanks Rich and Gobi. How much will this cost?