The so-called shorty bar remains, in triathlon, the largest market served by no mature, ready-to-ride, product. 3T moves the ball much further forward with its new Zefiro.
by Dan Empfield, June 30, 2009You’ve waited, you’ve wanted, so without further ado, here it is: a static fit system for generating rider coordinates. We’ll describe it to you, and then tell you why you shouldn’t use it.
Specialized and Trek each have a bike school for retailers, joining Serotta and perhaps soon other bike makers. How do you know when the point of a school is education or whether it’s just marketing?
Three new seatposts are on the market in 2009, adding flexibility to the positional options available to those riding certain Orbea, Quintana Roo and Kuota bikes.
The Lugano is the top of the line bike from Javelin. But did you know you can get it made custom? Not just custom paint, but custom geometry? Yes, you can, as a matter of fact.
You can’t buy love. But can you buy a maillot jaune? Last year Bjarne Riis squeezed the industry, appealing to companies poised to pay for victory. Specialized anted up. How is that turning out?
Want hidden speed? Speed that costs you nothing, or very little? Adroitly managing your speed around two corners can save you more time than your aero helmet will gain you over the whole race.
A component maker in the heat of Continental bike racing lets fly about money, sponsorships, triathletes compared to road racers, and the (lack of) aero sophistication in the pro peloton
5430 Sports, founded by Barry and Jodee Siff, was sold to WTC effective yesterday. The 5430 Triathlon will be Boulder 70.3 in 2010 and thereafter
For those who’re looking toward a bike they’ll keep for a long stretch, but won’t have to make payments over a long stretch, here’s our first round look at your price category: $2500 to $3000
Long course meets short at the Rev3Tri. $100,000 worth of pro prize money is up for grabs, and Slowtwitch is covering it live.
Certainly the tri/tt bikes ridden by Chris McCormack and Lance Armstrong are on showroom floors near you. Or are they? Why aren’t you seeing more Transitions, Equinoxes, Trinity Alliances, on retail display?
Steve Larsen is gone too young. Yes, he will be mourned, and remembered. But if you knew him, you knew there was more to him than stellar race results.
