Like the resuscitated Dodge Challengers and Chargers, and Ford’s Mustang, the mid-price, $3500 Felt B12 is reminiscent of muscle cars of the 1970s. It’s all go and no show (well, there’s a little bit of show).
by Dan Empfield, October 26, 2010
Quintana Roo’s Seduza remains a potent buy for 2011, maybe even more so as other manufacturers set their attention to tri bikes higher in price. But are the geometric changes for 2011 a plus?
By now many of you have heard of a new organization, announced Monday, called Triathlon America. There’s always a backstory. A group of us met at the Harvard Club in New York City last December and…
A Las Vegas race organizer has filed suit, claiming Lake Las Vegas broke its contract agreeing to host another race in Las Vegas on the Ironman 70.3 World Championship date. The suit seeks an injunction.
“And sometimes, well, he eats you.” Over the past year Ironman has been The Bear. It’s pushed up its shirtsleeves and outworked its competitors. Meanwhile Life Time Fitness abides.
Reigning World Champ Javier Gomez wins in hot and hilly Huatulco, Chrabot takes third. Japan’s Ai Ueda takes the women’s race, her second consecutive victory in Mexico’s scenic southern coast.
The much maligned Clearwater course is history. Pack your bags and your Elvis wig. We’re going west. Las Vegas is the new home for the biggest triathlon ever to hit Nevada.
The owners of the Ironman brand of multisport events dove down in distance with its announcement of 5150, a series of Olympic-distance races that poached prize properties from the Life Time and ITU series.
It took more than 20 years, but, the cycling world has finally embraced the 650c wheel. Or, at least, one among the world’s professional cyclists, and that rider is the new and reigning world professional TT champion.
Ironman’s purchase of the Muncie Endurathon revealed an interesting sidebar: WTC asked for, and was granted, a 60-day blackout around its event. How prevalent is this, and is it a reasonable expectation by WTC?
As you might already know, this is Interbike’s last year in Las Vegas. Next year the show will be in Anaheim, 6 weeks in front of its traditionally date. What will I be looking for at Vegas’ last hurrah?
This bike is further evidence that the most hotly contested price category in tri bike land is the $3300 to $3700 range. The big boys—Trek, Cervelo, Felt, Cannondale, Scott—have gone all-in here. How does the Transition Comp fair?
“Life moves pretty fast,” noted Ferris Bueller. ” If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.” You could miss the new swim skins legally usable in Kona, Cancun, Cozumel, and elsewhere.