Two times in 20 years has a bike I’ve worked on failed during a race: my own, in a race I traveled around the world to get to; and one ridden by Lance Armstrong in a national championship. But, I’m still wrenching, and you can wrench too.
by Dan Empfield, March 17, 2008
Race promoters know race committees, or lack thereof, can make or break an event. If you have no good organization, you have no race (at least no race that people will want to attend again).
If an RD doesn’t have enough volunteers, his customers will know come race day. The successful race organizer always has enough. What follows is the blueprint for getting them.
Felt’s tri bikes have always been a great value. The ride quality has been up and down, depending on the year. Is 2008 an up year, or a down one? Read and find out.
Often heard is the lament: All the venues are drying up. To the contrary. To the practiced eye more venues are available now than ever were before.
What follows herein is the bike tinkerer’s list of essential tools. Any less and you’re a caveman. All these specialty tools can be had for quite a small sum compared with the many thousands a pro shop will spend on its tools.
Updated from its original publication in 2004, this article is the answer to a Slowtwitch Forum user who once posted: “[Blank] the car, I’m putting a bike workshop in the garage.” His post asked for advice, and this is it.
David Thompson is known as one of the fastest cyclists in the sport of triathlon and we asked him a few question about his bike and setup. Enjoy part 4 of our “the bikes of the pros” series.
The equinox marks the halfway point between the Summer and Winter solstice. Trek’s Equinox, aptly named, sits midway between two established geometric standards.
Are numerical sizing schemes more accurate than T-shirt sizes? Yes, but only marginally.
Thinking about getting a Scott Plasma? How about a Specialized Transition S Works? What size bike is your best fit? Would it surprise you to know that one in size M fits precisely the same size as the other in size L?
The Slice is not your father’s Cannondale. Nor even your older brother’s. It’s all new and (gasp!) it’s all carbon.
Scott hit the ground running with tri bikes made for serious riders. Scott staked out its own territory with views on how its bikes should fit — views that differed from Cervelo, Felt, QR and the pack. Here’s what it all means for you in ’08.