The Slowman Cometh
Our first Slowtwitch Road Show takes place just under 4 weeks from today, at Inside Out Sports in Cary, NC (followed a day later by a Road Show at Podium Multisport in Atlanta).
Slowtwitchers in Road Show areas: Get ready for an election-year, campaign-style barrage from all participating stakeholders if you're within spitting distance of a Road Show. Vendors, coaches, clubs, and race directors will be pestering you and you pretty much have me to blame. I have called in all my favors, redeemed my chits, in order to produce the very bestest show we can.
That means clinics, demos, raffles, food, and in most cases a B double-E, double-R-U-N, Craft Beer Run.
I ( Slowtwitch publisher and Slowman on our Reader Forum) will attend most of Slowtwitch Road Shows. Many on the Good Ship Slowtwitch will also be there: Lars Finanger (Slowtwitch Sales), Ian Murray (Slowtwitch Coaching), Karen Sing (Slowtwitch Concierge), Herbert Krabel (Heart of Slowtwitch), Jordan Rapp (Chief Propellerhead Officer), Steve Fleck (Slowtwitch Master of Ceremonies), Paul Thomas (Jack of All).
Below is the Road Show Concert Tour:
Saturday, March 5 — Inside Out Sports, Cary, NC
Sunday, March 6 — Emery's Cycling & Triathlon, Milwaukee, WI
Sunday, March 6 — Podium Multisport, Atlanta, GA
Saturday, March 12 — Landis Cycles & Sole Sports, Tempe, AZ
Saturday, March 12 — Fraser Bicycles, Canton, MI
Saturday, March 12 — Outspokin, Tampa, FL
Saturday, March 12 — Cyclemania & Fleet Feet Sports Maine Running, Portland, ME
Saturday, March 19 — Landry's Bicycles, Boston, MA* (See 1st Point of Order below)
Saturday, March 19 — Nytro Multisports, Encinitas, CA
Sunday, March 20 — Helens Cycles, Santa Monica, CA
Saturday, March 26 — Bonzai Sports, Fairfax, VA
Saturday, March 26 — Richardson Bike Mart & Run On, Richardson, TX
Saturday, April 2 — Sports Basement, Berkeley, CA
Saturday, April 2 — Cycling Concepts, Hartford, CT
Sunday, April 3 — Pacific Cycling & Triathlon, Stamford, CT
Saturday, April 9 — Brickwell Cycling & Runner's Edge, Farmingdale, NY
Sunday, April 10 — Brielle Cyclery, Brielle, NJ
Saturday, April 16 — Hazards Cyclesports & Santa Barbara Running Co., Santa Barbara, CA
Saturday, April 16 — Athlete's Lounge, Portland, OR
Sunday, April 17 — Speedy Reedy, Seattle, WA
Saturday, April 23 — Sports Basement, Sunnyvale, CA
Sunday, April 24 — Rocklin Endurance Sports, Rocklin, CA
Saturday, April 30 — Mack Cycles, Miami, FL
Saturday, May 7 — Trek Store Naperville & Naperville Running Co., Naperville, IL
Saturday, May 7 — Bicycle World, The Woodlands, TX
Sunday, May 8 — Trek Store Madison, Madison, WI
Saturday, May 14 — Endurance House, Zionsville, IN
Saturday, May 14 — Endurance House, Orange, County, CA
Saturday, May 21 — Bicycle World, Austin, TX
Saturday, May 21 — Fleet Feet Sports, Rochester, NY
Saturday, May 28 — Spokesman Pro Bike Works, Mandeville, LA
Saturday, June 4 — Now Bikes and Fitness, Arden Hills, MN
Saturday, June 4 — Bicycle World, Waco, TX
July 16/17 — Schlegel Bicycles, Oklahoma City, OK
Below is the current list (and growing) of confirmed Slowtwitch Road Show vendors:
Hoka One One
Trek
Cervelo
Cannondale
BMC
Zwift
CycleOps
Powertap
Wahoo Fitness
Polar
Quintana Roo
Maxim Nutrition
POC Helmets
Infinit Nutrition
Bontrager
T-Blocks Transition Racks
Cobb Cycling
blueseventy
SRAM
Zipp
Quarq
Saucony
Asics
Nathan
Three points of order:
Note that the Boston Road Show takes place on the same date as the TriMania expo in Boston. TriMania and Slowtwitch have thrown in together. A part of the TriMania show floor has been given over to the Road Show, and the Slowtwitch Road Show in Boston will take place both at and in TriMania as well as across the street at Landry's Bike Shop in Boston.
Not all these vendors will be at every Road Show. You all will know well in advance which vendors will be at which Road Shows, and the itinerary for each show.
Finally, I'm a big one for prescriptive protocols and the tools required to make them work. If you want to test saddles, goggles, aerobars, footwear, or you want to be properly fit aboard your bike, or you want to know with precision exactly which bike to buy, set up which particular way, based on your fit coordinates, we'll be heavy on these at Slowtwitch Road Shows. For those who have need of these processes we'll coach you on what to bring to a Road Show depending on what it is you want to achieve.
