It’s that time of the year again! For the eighth year in a row, it is time for the annual WBR fundraiser that puts bikes into the hands of MANY well-deserving folks around the world.

What better way for Eric Lagerstrom to showcase a season that brought ups and downs than to release his final Viking Life for 2017.

Team Timex athlete Samantha Mazer was the top female at IRONMAN Los Cabos in late October, but there is much more to this fast and smart athlete.

Join us to discuss the benefits of training and racing with power in triathlon. Hosted by Slowtwitch contributor Eric Lagerstrom.

Today is our first glimpse of the Andean’s Project-One-style buildable shopper, with a Pad X/Y sizer built in.

A faster, smoother chain, that will last twice as long, will hand watts back to its owner, and cost very little more than a stock chain? Perhaps so.

Buying bike speed eventually gets pricey. What speed is available without spending any money or getting any fitter?

A day before leaving for Kona BJ Christenson fractured a scapula, but that did not stop him, it merely altered his race plan. And apparently the race view is different at the back of the bus.

German age group triathlete and Team Timex member Tim Stutzer has been doing triathlons forever, but knee issues are forcing him now to ride into the sunset. But maybe the timing is just right for him.

The Edge 820 is the latest flagship compact bike computer from Garmin. It includes a unique safety feature with it’s accelerometer-based impact detection. It also offers live tracking via cellphone, either on the web or on other connected Garmin Edge devices.

Garmin’s Varia Radar offers clearly and effectively presented information about vehicles behind you. The taillight aspect of the system, however, falls well short of being bright enough, especially for use during the day. This first generation system shows a lot of promise but definitely needs work before it falls into the category of need rather than want.

It’s one example of steering torque considered when designing a bike; and what Lionel Sanders says about his bike’s handling.