This is your How-To guide for setting up front derailleurs. We cover the basics for cable-driven systems, including a troubleshooting section for odd problems.
by Greg Kopecky, July 20, 2013
Late in the run the Brownlee brothers pulled away from Javier Gomez and sprinted side-by-side to the finish with Jonathan Brownlee in the end getting the better of his older brother. Gomez hung on to the final podium spot.
Anne Haug’s performance at the World Triathlon Hamburg made the massive German crowd happy and helped her extend the lead of this important draft legal triathlon series. Plus coach Darren Smith must be giddy.
German Pro Markus Fachbach was run down late at Challenge Roth for the final podium spot and the German long course title. Here is his Canyon Speedmax CF.
We review our 650c test pair of Hed Jet 6 wheels after putting some miles on them. This wheel changed to wide rims for 2013, and we break some big news about the deeper Jet 9.
Julia Gajer is relatively new to long course racing, but that distance has found her well. Today we look closer at her Cucuma race bike from the DATEV Challenge Roth.
At the 2013 DATEV Challenge Roth we looked closer at a few Pro bike setups and the Specialized S-Works Shiv Tri of Kiwi Dylan McNeice is one of those.
This edition of the Mailbag talks bike tech. First, what are the rules with mixing different brands of components? Next, what is the importance of rolling weight on our bikes?
The Boulder County District Attorney did not press charges against the driver in accident that injured triathlete Richie Cunningham; investigation indicated driver stopped to avoid a car, not vent rage against cyclists.
Timothy O’Donnell won his 4th Boulder Peak title while Olympic silver medalist Lisa Norden won another non-drafting race in the place where the tri-stars can sleep in their own beds. Photo Gallery by Timothy Carlson
Three years ago Trek launched a game changing superbike, the Speed Concept. Today Trek announces the new and improved. How new? Not that much. How improved? That’s another story.
Beautiful weather and a massive crowd of spectators greeted the athletes at the 2013 DATEV Challenge Roth and Dirk Bockel and Caroline Steffen came away with the wins.
Featured here are 70.3 Vineman, ITU Cross Triathlon Worlds, 70.3 Muncie, Minneapolis LTF, Palamos World Cup, a Peter Henning nomination and a new Challenge event.
Dirk Bockel destroyed the competition at the DATEV Challenge Roth on the bike and then took the win in a superb fast 7:52:01. Carolina Steffen battled Yvonne Van Vlerken most of the day but got the better of her on the run to take the women’s title.
Saturday in Roth is bike check-in day and starting at 1pm a constant flood of athletes poured into T1 to drop off their bikes and helmets for the big race tomorrow.
Island Lava Java is a popular hangout in Kona and when you are racing or training in Roth you must go to Cafe Bäckerei Schmidt. We checked it out.
With the 2013 DATEV Challenge Roth now only 2 days away athletes and their families packed the expo and got ready for the carbo loading party.
2012 Challenge Roth champion James Cunnama is back to defend his title and we took a closer look at his 56cm Cervelo P5-3 a couple days before it is in full action.
Do your valve extenders rattle? Can your friends hear you coming from a mile away because of your noisy race wheels? We show you a simple trick to solve your woes.
The DATEV Challenge Roth team has been busy the last few months and now the race is upon us with racers now arrived in town and the expo getting busy.
In a follow-up to our in-depth technical piece on the new Mavic CXR60, we offer detailed photographs and a ride report for the clincher version of this wheel set.
Amanda Stevens flew to the A2 Wind Tunnel in NC to meet up with Mike Giraud from Blue bicycles to get fitted and fine tuned on her new race bike.
Nico Lebrun of France and Helena Erbenova of the Czech Republic won the challenging course at XTERRA France; Photo Gallery by Dave Nicholas.
We continue our analysis of the current state of affairs in triathlon bike service. This article interviews two high-end tri bike dealers, to hear their thoughts on the situation.
Eneko Llanos had an impressive sub-8 performance at the European Ironman Champs in Frankfurt while several other favorites faltered. Camilla Pedersen ran down Jodie Swallow in her first Ironman outing and recorded a very fine sub-9 time.
