On a day when winds reached over 40mph, the Leadman Epic 125 in Las Vegas had its name ring true. But the wild conditions didn’t detract from the spectacular race course.
by Jordan Rapp, April 5, 2012
On Jan. 18, Slowtwitch experienced a server outage of several hours. This was the result of damage to the fiber optic lines connecting our servers – and others – to the rest of the Internet. The outage came at a time when two bills in the US Congress threaten to make such disruptions more frequent. Here are our thoughts on both issues.
Updates to Jordan Rapp’s Ironman Arizona Charity Challenge including more prizes from Fast Freddie Rodriguez, Ted King, Paul Phillips of Competitive Image, Specialized Bicycles, and Personal Best Nutrition. Also a special video on the impact these bicycles have in the field.
Updates to Jordan Rapp’s Ironman Arizona Charity Challenge including more prizes from Simon Whitfield, Chris Macca McCormack, Chrissie Wellington, Michellie Jones, Speedplay, RoadID, Mammoth Mountain, Timex, SpiderTech, and more!
$134 buys a bicycle for a child in Africa. We’re trying to send 320 of them. What’s in it for you? Some pretty sweet giveaways from NormaTec, SRAM, Zipp, Highway 12 Winery, and many more…
Every year, we have a great forum thread, with folks from the island and folks watching at home all chiming in on the action. This year is no exception…
The Cerevellum Hindsight 35 is a digital rearview mirror using a 3.5in LCD and camera to show you what’s behind you. In the event of an accident, it also functions as a “black box,” turning itself off when it senses an impact.
For 2012, the organizers of Interbike are considering something new – opening the show to the public. For those of you considering making the trip to Las Vegas next year, we decided to give you a peak behind the closed doors of the Sands Convention Center.
En route to Interbike 2011, Jordan Rapp stopped in at the Valley of Fire, part of the iconic bike ride of the Leadman Tri Life Time EPIC 250. He mounted up his GoPro, honed his driving skills, enhanced said driving skills via high-speed video, and made a little movie magic…
As long as it’s couched in the guise of, “more,” human beings want it. The latest phenomenon sweeping our sport is the idea of more recovery. But recovery is really the lack of activity; it’s not something you can have more of.
During the development of the Firecrest 404 wheels, Zipp engineers decided to take a slightly different approach than has typically been used in thinking about and designing the rim shape. So, what’s the bottom line? How well did the engineers do?
The common wisdom is that wheel mass, since it is rotating, counts "doubly bad" as compared to non-rotating mass. There’s a grain of truth to this common wisdom, but it doesn’t tell the entire story.
