Triathlon’s user vortex, the American Southwest, now has bookend Ironmans, in Arizona and Utah. The early May race to debut in 2010 will take place in St. George, and feature moderate difficulty and spectacular scenery.
by Dan Empfield, March 18, 2009
The question is more common among road riders than triathletes, but is probably more impactful on the latter group: what crank length should you ride? The answer is counterintuitive; probably the opposite of what you think.
The two-time Kona champ sat with the Slowtwitch publisher to talk bike fit and handling, and why she chose Cannondale’s Slice over the other bikes and bike companies courting her.
Here are Felt’s B16 and Orbea’s Aletta, each bikes inside of that $2000 to $2350 price range, a category that’s a step up from entry-level, but still affordable.
The annual Slowtwitch circulation drive is scheduled to wrap on Wednesday, March 4th. An IM Lake Placid entry, a bike fit from Slowman, a Kiwami trisuit, headline a huge list of prizes pledged.
As we continue a close examination of 09 tri bikes and components, we’ll pause for a commentary on house brands, and ask what we ought to expect from Bontrager, Devox, Body Geometry and the like.
The winner of our design-our-logo (that thing on the upper left hand of every page) contest is Slowtwitch user Cupajoe. In consideration for such, he got himself a Guru Crono. Here’s part II of his blog of the experience.
Bikes by Giant and Leader, here reviewed, complete our analysis of tri bikes at the entry level. Giant’s tri bikes are leaps ahead of what this company was making earlier this decade, and the Leader is a paradigm-breaker worth considering.
These are tri bikes that sell in the $1900 to $2400 range. We’re calling them 2nd step because they’re a step above entry level, but not yet to the mid-price range. Herein we look at some attractive values from Kuota and Quintana Roo.
There aren’t many complete tri bikes for sale under $1900 anymore. But there are six, three of which we’ve already reviewed, two more are reviewed here, the Trek Equinox 7 and the Fuji Aloha 2.0
It’s that important category between Neutral and Motion Control, where a lot of the best selling models sit. We’ll look at the best-selling Adrenalin, the red hot Kayano, and the eyebrow raising Avia.
The USOC’s self-appointment as Michael Phelps’ mentor and confessor—after exercising its role as judge in an affair over which it has debatable jurisdiction—demonstrates that its approach to sports governance is reminiscent of the era of the AAU and Olan Cassell.
In identical polls taken last week, and five months ago when the bottom fell out of the economy in vivid fashion, Slowtwitchers recorded the effect on their personal finances.