Sidi’s carbon-soled T2 Silver Snake. You can debate about the silver snakeskin upper on this wider-than-average Sidi, but I kind of liked it. It makes a statement.

We can quibble over the 20-year wait, or we can celebrate the fact that iconic component maker Campagnolo has at long last introduced the necessary elements of its gruppo specific to timed racing.

Andrew Yoder and Julie Dibens spent the day in the A2 Wind Tunnel in Mooresville, NC with folks from bike sponsor Trek and bike fitting system Retul. Slowtwitch was there to check it out.

Our look at bike lights for safety continues with the stunningly bright 900 lumen Cyclops Adventure Sport ADV. This single LED light is an attractive option at $140 for folks who need big output at a reasonable cost. A recreation-focused light, it still has a very functional flashing mode that certainly gets noticed.

In the next edition of our series on bike lights for safety & visibility on the road, we look at the Joystick and Strada front lights, the RedEye rear light, and Flash/Flare front/rear combo from Exposure.

In the next edition of our series on bike lights for safety & Visibility on the road, we look at the Vis360 and Vis180 from Light & Motion. L & M lists these lights under the "Commuter" section of their website with the tagline, "Be safe. Be seen." I swear I did not plagiarize them, but I’m happy to take their good advice, and their visibility-focused and USB-rechargeable lights make it easy to do so.

This is the sweet spot in the Specialized Transition line-up. Were I a dealer selling Specialized, I’ve had ordered pallet after pallet of this model. If a Transition is in your future, get it soon, while the getting’s good.

Our look at bike lights for safety & visibility continues. In the second article of this new series, we test the 550 lumen, German-made Lupine Piko 3 on a helmet and on a custom-made, but simple, aerobar mount.

Welcome to our new series on bike lights for safety & visibility. In the first article of this new series, we take a look at Orange County, CA’s Cygolite MityCross 400.

The current bike build project is the highly anticipated Scott Plasma 3 and the initial setup of this bike is done. Enjoy this Scott Plasma 3 gallery.

This was essentially Andreas Raelert’s bike for the 09 Ironman. Except for the aerobar and stem, this version of the EX has the best parts spec of any tri bike made by any company for 2011. And the aerobar is okay too.

This bike is further evidence that the most hotly contested price category in tri bike land is the $3300 to $3700 range. The big boys—Trek, Cervelo, Felt, Cannondale, Scott—have gone all-in here. How does the Transition Comp fair?