Sarah True won IRONMAN 70.3 Augusta last weekend and we looked closer at her Specialized S-Works Shiv after the 4th place finish at 70.3 Worlds in Chattanooga.

We just can’t get enough of these extreme triathlons that are offering hard long course races in unique locations, and now share a beautiful video from the thorXtri in Norway.

In this video, Jeff Yingling, part of CeramicSpeed’s Technical/R&D Support group, goes over the difference between brake pads designed for aluminum rims and those designed for carbon rims. He discusses why you need to change pads when you change braking surfaces, typically when you are changing from training wheels to race wheels, and how to do so.

While in Chattanooga for the IRONMAN 70.3 World Championships we stumbled upon this distinctive black and gold Pinarello Bolide and took a closer look.

21-year old German Patrick Reger was the top age grouper at the 2017 IRONMAN 70.3 World Championships in Chattanooga in 4:07:21 and we had a chat with him.

Stable and sturdy. Great price at $1199. Power accuracy not on par with some direct-drive smart trainers. Smooth road feel compensates.

Ricky Flynn won his age group at the 2017 IRONMAN 70.3 World Championships and his 1:11:19 run was only bested by Javier Gomez.

In this video, Jeff Yingling, part of CeramicSpeed’s Technical/R&D Support group, goes over proper care and lubrication of bicycle cables and cable housing. This video is designed to explain cable and housing maintenance, not replacement/recabling. This is the fourth in an 8-part video series covering the fundamentals of bike maintenance developed by CeramicSpeed exclusively for Slowtwitch.

Bryan Dunn had high aspirations for the 2017 IM 70.3 Worlds but his race did not go well. He however is passionately talking about the race and a couple volunteers who helped him out in a big pickle.

I’m not a bike mechanic by trade or training, but I assemble and work on all my own bikes. Here are the tools I (and you) need for the job.

What is the ambitious element to Diamondback’s prescriber? It prescribes your position with granular precision.

Despite the tough undulating run course in Chattanooga we saw some very fast running times and very captivating battles for the podium. Here now are pics from the men on the run.