U.S. Olympic hopeful Jarrod Shoemaker breezed to the win in the “People’s Race” in 14:32, while Julie Swail and Heather Fuhr dominated the women’s 30-39 and 40-plus.
by Dan Empfield, April 7, 2008
Slowtwitch asked four top national-caliber swim coaches to answer this question: What are the four common problems adult swimmers face, and what are the remedies? First up: Tim Sheeper.
In the third of our trilogy on the physics of moving the bike, Rick Ashburn delves into training with power, including the use of power measuring devices.
There are some very sexy integrated aero bars on the market right now. Profile Design’s Carbon X. 3T’s Ventus. Visiontech’s Trimax. All these feature integrated stems. How does one divine what frame fits these bars?
Kestrel up and runnoft to the East Coast last year. Right around Eurobike time (August 07) the rumors were flying that “Fuji is buying Kestrel.” One month later there were new Kestrels in the Fuji Interbike booth. Are these bikes still worth buying?
Also known as steerer cutting guide, or fork saw guide, I prefer miter block, because I cut a lot more than fork steerers with it. This tool is in almost constant use—frequently seen in the jaws of my bench vise.
Two times in 20 years has a bike I’ve worked on failed during a race: my own, in a race I traveled around the world to get to; and one ridden by Lance Armstrong in a national championship. But, I’m still wrenching, and you can wrench too.
Race promoters know race committees, or lack thereof, can make or break an event. If you have no good organization, you have no race (at least no race that people will want to attend again).
If an RD doesn’t have enough volunteers, his customers will know come race day. The successful race organizer always has enough. What follows is the blueprint for getting them.
Felt’s tri bikes have always been a great value. The ride quality has been up and down, depending on the year. Is 2008 an up year, or a down one? Read and find out.
Often heard is the lament: All the venues are drying up. To the contrary. To the practiced eye more venues are available now than ever were before.
What follows herein is the bike tinkerer’s list of essential tools. Any less and you’re a caveman. All these specialty tools can be had for quite a small sum compared with the many thousands a pro shop will spend on its tools.
Updated from its original publication in 2004, this article is the answer to a Slowtwitch Forum user who once posted: “[Blank] the car, I’m putting a bike workshop in the garage.” His post asked for advice, and this is it.
