Triathletes like water bottles. Some of us, myself included, love them. But with all the concern about BPA, are we putting ourselves at risk. With MasterCard in hand, I set out upon the trusty internets to see if I needed to buy something else in the name of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, er, BPA-freeness.
by Jordan Rapp, September 17, 2008
In a special edition in our series on bikes of the pros, Canadian Olympian Colin Jenkins talks about his 14.5lb Olympic Special Edition Cervelo SLC-SL.
Verily velocity and victory vanquish vocal vacillations over the oft vilified vestments of open water swimming. In other words, speed will make you a believer in XTerra’s Vendetta wetsuit.
Greg Bennett won his fourth consecutive NYC triathlon on Sunday July 20th, while Liz Blatchford took her first. NYC was the second stop on the Lifetime Fitness series.
Simon Whitfield broke away with 400m to go and Emma Snowsill ran away from everyone out of T2 as each claimed first place at the 2008 Lifetime Fitness Triathlon.
Aquaman’s new Cell Gold wetsuit mixes classic Aquaman features with a new rubber from Yamamoto. We put the suit to the test, trying to discover if the folks at Aquaman were able to put the midas touch on what Aquaman USA’s Emmanuel Millet’s calls their “cadillac” suit.
A follow up to Dan Empfield’s primer on the rubber used in triathlon wetsuits. A useful guide as we embark on tests of several of the newest wetsuits to hit the market.
ITU star Jill Savege loans her racing expertise to Slowtwitch for a review some women’s specific race swimsuits.
Sable offers premium quality optics at a premium price, but their goggles are worth every penny for open water racing.
In two shorts years, 2XU has moved from newbie to triathlon goliath. We take a look at their trisuits, including the new for 2008 Super Elite Endurance suit.
The mens and womens races played out in similar fashion, with strong run performances coming out of a well organized breakaway that gained massive time on a temperate but windy day down in Mexico.
In Part 2 of our trisuit shootout, we take a look at DeSoto, the homegrown brand that is, 17 years later, still making clothes out of a factory in San Diego.
In Part 1 of our trisuit shootout, we take a look at Kiwami, the best brand that you’ve probably never heard of.