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Articles by Dan Empfield

The Best that ever was

Who was the best ever endurance athlete, among the men who raced? Greg Lemond, Hicham El Gerrouj, Miguel Indurain, Haile Gebrselassie? My pick: Mark Allen.

Fit Bike Recap

Which among the 5 fit bikes reviewed is the best? Which is the best for the money? And why should consumers care at all?

The Lucy of modern fit bikes

Exit Cycling is to fit bikes what Lucy is to anthropologists: the missing link. All the fit bikes aforementioned owe something to this bike, and Exit is still going strong.

Guru – Nothing like it

Our series on fit bikes continues with the incomparable Guru. The 2104 edition is without peer. If the original DFU was way ahead of its time, this new version is just as revolutionary.

Fit Bikes: Shimano and Retul

Our look at the industry’s most important fit bikes (according to us) expands today. We’re looking at the Retul Muve and the bike by Shimano. Shimano’s isn’t out yet, it’s due out the middle of 2014.

Who Makes the Best Fit Bike?

Shimano, Cannondale (Guru), Trek (Purely Custom), and Specialized (Retul), join Exit Cycling as makers of first-rate fit bikes. If you’re a fitter, a coach, or a retail store, which among these bikes is for you? Here’s your guide.

Don’t Gut USAT’s Transparency Requirements

Victor Plata, elite athlete representative on USA Triathlon’s Board of Directors, urges USAT’s annual members to vote “no” on resolutions he beieves would stifle transparency and concentrate power into the hands of a few.

Stealth pic of new Guru Fit Unit

What’s the most technologically advanced bike to be on the market in 2014, that you can ride up, down or on the flats, but that won’t actually deliver you to any destination? Might be this one.

Trek Fit System

Trek joins Cannondale, Specialized and Shimano in unveiling its own, dynamic, sexy (tools included) bike fit protocol. Yes, Trek has had a fit school for years. But nothing like this.

Saucony Cortana 3

This Saucony under-reported-on shoe is like a Kinvara on steroids. It’s the same 4mm drop, but with much more cushioning. Meet the Cortana 3.

Shimano Elbows into Bike Fit

Make way for Shimano, arguably the largest revenue seller worldwide of bicycle specific stuff. It’s entering the world of bike fit in a big way. It’s protcol? Well see. But that crank on its fit bike!