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Articles by Dan Empfield

TrainerRoad iOS Updates

Power-match allows users with a power meter and smart trainer to have their power meter control the resistance of the smart trainer, addressing a common user complaint.

HUUB Aphotic

I’m all about photochromic goggle lenses. The Zoggs Predator Flex Reactor was the first, and HUUB joins in with its new Aphotic.

Lacing Systems

I asked top ITU coach Jamie Turner (Gwen Jorgensen and others) what his racers use. I expected them all to be in the same lacing system, but, no.

Diamondback Serios

Canyon is the consumer-direct brand taking Europe by storm. Is Diamondback trying to do the same in the U.S.? Here is its tri bike, ridden by Team Wattie Ink, Rachel McBride and others.

QR’s PRsix for 2015

What if, instead of cramming every possible feature into a bike, somebody built one that was easy to adjust, easy to travel with, and was light, and was fast?

Using, Caring for Your Wetsuit

Karen Sing’s wetsuit tenure began at Quintana Roo in 1990, lasting into the 2000s, moving on to head wetsuit projects at Zoot and Profile Design. Great open-water swimmer. Expert on wetsuit use and care.

Stayin’ Alive – Rural

Following up on our “Stayin’ Alive – Urban,” here’s our guide to a cyclist’s good behaviors that take into account a motorist’s bad behaviors, increasing the likelihood of a safe return home.

Split-Nose Saddle Case Study

It’s a graphic example of the difference a saddle placement can make. Matt Hansen and Lionel Sanders ride very different positions, the fruit of where their split-nose saddles are mounted.

The Slowtwitch Wetsuit Guide

It’s almost impossible to find the one “right” wetsuit. As with dating, you can’t sample them all before find your keeper. Wetsuit dating, how does that work?

Change the Saddle, not the Position

When you swap out a standard for a split-nose you probably don’t want to change your position, just your saddle. Let’s talk about how you mount a split-nose saddle so that only your saddle, and not your position, changes.