In this edition of “What We Have Noticed,” slowtwitch is taking a closer look at the G Pro trainer from Alter-G, goggles from blueseventy, glasses from Rudy Project and a traveling alarm by Reliance Control.
by Herbert Krabel, February 5, 2009We have come across new goggles from Aquasphere, a light system from Blackburn Design, ultralight brakes from Bontrager and new nutrition from First Endurance.
If you’re a 180 pound triathlete, a 6 ounce shoe is probably out. But if you’re a 145 pounder with a good footfall, an 8 ounce shoe might be in. Here’s our first round of overviews of 09’s racing flats.
The flip side of our red hot demographic is that “entry level” in triathlon does not start at the entry level. Here’s our $1500-and-up look at tri bikes for 09, starting with Cervelo, Felt and QR.
Today we introduce you to triathlon shoes from Scott USA, a trainer from CycleOps, a saddle from John Cobb, a beverage from NUUN and a very interesting concept light system.
Our coverage of lightweight training footwear offered for Spring 09 continues with a look at models made by Brooks, Newton and K-Swiss.
Starting today you’ll see a new editorial feature on slowtwitch called “What We Have Noticed” and in this new series we’ll cover products and services we have stumbled upon. But we are not reviewing these items, we are merely introducing them.
It’s January. What now? Let’s take stock. You’re fat, out of shape, and your motivation ebbs and flows. Perfect. We have you right where we want you. Time to start training.
Judging by recent posts on the Slowtwitch Reader Forum, confusion reigns over bike fit systems, the difference between a system and a tool, and how it all relates to apple pie.
Read this first, if “tri bike fit” is new to you. It’s a guide to the dozens of articles in the bike fit section. The articles are grouped, and we offer our advice about the order in which they should be read.
There are three ways to ride a bike: road race (the way pros do it); triathlon (the way pros do it); and that strange morphing of the two which we call the “tweener.”
About a week a go Normann Stadler went to the Retul studio in Boulder, CO to get accurately fitted on his Scott Plasma 2. Bike fit is a crucial thing and even fast guys like Stadler may have space to refine their setup.
Our look at lightweight trainers for Spring 09 continues. In Part I we looked at shoes from Nike, Saucony and Asics. Now we move to Adidas, New Balance and Mizuno.