Any new really good transition advice?

Practice at home, again as you are packing (to make sure you have everything) and again once you get to transition and learn the lay of the land. 

Sure, it looks dumb to be pantomiming your transitions before the race, but it pays off when you know exactly which way to come in from the swim, which way is best to rack your bike, where to put your stuff and which way to run out.

And, if you tie your shoes ahead of time (loosely), you can just slip them off and in T1, just ram your feet into them.  No need buy any special laces.

Kathy G and I do the same thing with the run stuff.  Hook it all together (visor, number belt, handbottle or fuelbelt etc) so you can rack your bike, lose the helmet and shoes then grab and go.  You can apply the visor and belt(s) as you are running out or once your HR comes down.

For those of us who wear sox, like the previous poster said, roll them up first. I put them facedown in my bike shoes with my helmet face up pointing the right direction for me to put it on.

I practice my transitions so that I can put my sox and my bike shoes on in 4 seconds. I count one-one thousand putting my first sock on, two-one thousand putting my bike shoe on, three-one thousand putting my other sock on and four-one thousand putting my 2nd bike shoe on. Practice it so it is smooth.

My last tri I saw a guy running out of T1 with his bike on his shoulder. He passed me in T1.

keep it simple

My first tri you'd thought I was moving in I brought so much crap, nad I never used half of it. So only take what is necessary.

Do a forum search for "transition" and find a wealth of information.

Keep it very simple.  Put everything you'll need on the bike, on the bike.  All I have waiting for me in transition is:

bike shoes
Helmet, glasses resting on aerobars

running shoes (no socks for sprint, otherwise socks in shoes - stretched and open and facing right way)
running hat with race number belt in it, to put on while leaving T2

That's it!

Use as little space to setup your stuff as possible. As one race director was heard to say again and again over the PA system, "this isn't a camping site."  You are sharing a rack with other competitors; make sure you aren't hogging limited and valuable real estate with your transition shtuff. Put your bag and non-race gear back in your car or somewhere other than the transition area, after you have setup your transition space.

• Small towel (transition mat and rarely used to wipe sweat or dirt)
• Goggles
• Swim cap
• Race belt w/number attached

That's it. Bike shoes stay on the bike, running shoes are on my feet, helmet is on my head as I usually ride my bike in from parking. Nutrition, hydration, and and flat repair is preloaded on the bike.

In T1, place goggles and swim cap on the mat, put my helmet on, grab the bike and go.

In T2, rack the bike, quickly slip into running shoes, grab running cap and race belt, and go.

There are no socks, no sunglasses, no washing of the feet, no nutrition taken, no sitting down in either transition.

Simplified, planned, organized and practiced.

Majority of that stuff is in a bag underneath my seat on the bike. Ido have other items in my car trunk (like extra goggles, etc...) but I do not bring them to the transition area. Just me though, you should bring whatever makes you comfortable I guess.