“Why am I uncomfortable on my bike?” Do you have occasion to ask this? We endeavor to find the answer in our series on the subject. Our first installment focused on contact points. This is the second and final installment.
by Dan Empfield, July 15, 2008
Last year I wrote a series of articles about the most underserved segment of the handlebar market. I described the state of the shorty bar, offered some opinions, and reported on the best current product. Here’s an updated version of that article.
Our series on how to put on a successful race continues with race registration, both pre-race and the requirements for registration at the race venue.
Aquaman’s new Cell Gold wetsuit mixes classic Aquaman features with a new rubber from Yamamoto. We put the suit to the test, trying to discover if the folks at Aquaman were able to put the midas touch on what Aquaman USA’s Emmanuel Millet’s calls their “cadillac” suit.
A follow up to Dan Empfield’s primer on the rubber used in triathlon wetsuits. A useful guide as we embark on tests of several of the newest wetsuits to hit the market.
Welcome to a new series: Why you’re not comfortable. If you’re not comfortable speaking in front of crowds, sorry, we’re not addressing that here. But if you’re not comfortable on your bike, read on. That’s our topic. We’re starting with “contact points.”
The F.I.S.T. tri bike geometry calculator is open for beta testing. Your fitter plunks numbers into our online engine and, poof, your custom bike geometry!
ITU star Jill Savege loans her racing expertise to Slowtwitch for a review some women’s specific race swimsuits.
We had an invite to Zoot’s apparel debut, and came away with an inadvertent sneek peak at the new ’09 footwear line.
Sable offers premium quality optics at a premium price, but their goggles are worth every penny for open water racing.
SRAM’s entry into the tri market is no token effort. We take a look at what they debuted for tri in ’08. And surprisingly, it ain’t about the bling.
Exit Cycling finished work on an angular head pin for its X/Y adjustable fit bike. This makes Exit Cycling, the fit bike maker owned by popular custom bike builder Ves Mandaric, a one-of-a-kind machine.
Today begins a new set of articles on Slowtwitch, a series in which we feature a bike in a fashion we call our “Preferred Build.” We’ll highlight a bike, built as we might if it were left up to the Slowtwitch editors. We start with a Cervelo P3C, built to my choosing.
