SRAM called in an assist from its daughter brands; Zipp and Avid went all in to leverage the brain trust toward more cogs, disk brakes, hydraulics, and solutions for dirt, road, and everything in between.
by Slowman, April 15, 2013
German Olympian Svenja Bazlen recently got her feet wet at the 70.3 distance and liked what she experienced. It of course helped that she finished second at that San Juan event, but what is next for this fast German?
A pair of powerful bombs near the finish line of the Boston Marathon killed at least 2 and injured 2 dozen. Several reports say at least one more device did not detonate.
Jozsef Major topped Rob Lea by 3:12 and Christina Jackson edged Hillary Biscay by 2:50 to win the men’s and women’s overall titles at the Leadman Tri Epic 125 Sunday in Tempe, Arizona
Australian Ryan Fisher topped Ireland’s Bryan Keane and fellow Australian Dan Wilson to win the Ishigaki Triathlon World Cup Sunday. Japan’s Ai Ueda led a Japanese sweep of the women’s podium.
Ronnie Schildknecht of Switzerland won his 8th Ironman title with an 8:11:24 finish and Vermont mother of three Jessie Donavan won her 3rd Ironman title by 6:02 over Jodie Swallow at Ironman South Africa.
Josiah Middaugh of Vail, Colorado topped Conrad Stoltz of South Africa and Lesley Paterson of Scotland was 4th overall and dominated the women’s field at the XTERRA West Championship at Lake Las Vegas.
Colorado won their 4th straight USA Triathlon Collegiate Nationals overall team and men’s team awards; California-Berkeley won the women’s team award and the Elite Triathlon Academy won the Mixed Team relay.
Michelle Mehnert of the University of Colorado won the USA Triathlon Collegiate Nationals Olympic distance non-drafting women’s crown over Erika Erickson of Cal Berkeley and Brittany Braden of San Diego State.
Jens Toft’s swim trumped Joerie Vansteelant’s run and Olympic silver medalist Lisa Norden’s swim and bike outweighed Eimear Mullan’s run to win Half Challenge Fuerteventura in the Canary Islands.
Ben Kanute of Arizona won his second title in two days — the USA Triathlon Collegiate Nationals Olympic distance men’s crown – over Michael Pool of South Florida.
We take a look at the new Zipp Vuka Stealth aerobar and their unique fit tool, called Vuka Fit. If you’ve ever been intimidated by fitting an integrated bar on your bike, this could change your perspective.
Ben Kanute of the University of Arizona and Erin Jones of the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs won the USA Triathlon debut sprint distance Draft-Legal Collegiate Championship at Tempe, Arizona
If you’re a bike shop your future is bright. Or not. It depends on your investment in and attachment to culture, tooling, fixtures, education, and pathways of delivery. We’ll talk about some of that now.
We review two shoes from Vivobarefoot – the Aqua Lite road shoe and the Breatho Trail shoe. These offerings fall in line with all others from Vivo, featuring flat soles and thin construction.
Your LBS might be back on its heels. Amazon is the arch enemy, with more than its toe in the water of the bike industry. The game is afoot. Okay, we’ll stop now. Here’s part-2 of our look at the retail landscape.
South Africa’s Richard Murray just finished second at the non drafting Nautica South Beach Triathlon, but the real target is the ITU WTS race in San Diego. We had a few words with this Joel Filliol coached athlete.
Over 85 percent of Slowtwitchers buy bike and tri product online. But 70 percent of these same customers prefer purchasing from their local bike shop, presenting a challenge and an opportunity.
Two-time Australian Olympian Courtney Atkinson won his very first XTERRA victory and Renata Bucher won her 30th at the XTERRA Great Ocean Road off-road triathlon in Anglesea Victoria, Australia.
Ben Collins topped Richard Murray by 1:26 and Helle Frederiksen beat Alicia Kaye of the U.S. by 1:15 to win the men’s and women’s pro titles at the Nautica South Beach Triathlon in Miami.
Richie Cunningham of Australia dominated the men’s field thanks to a race-best 1:12:45 run and Emma-Kate Lidbury of Great Britain’s race-best bike trumped Kelly Williamson’s run to win Ironman 70.3 Texas
We shared a Twitter Faker check yesterday that covered the Pro men, and today we look at the Pro women, ourselves and a few other magazines.
Anne Haug from Germany started the 2013 ITU World Triathlon Series the same way as she finished it the end of last season – with an emphatic win in Auckland, New Zealand. Maaike Caelers and Felicity Abram completed the podium.
Spain’s Javier Gomez Noya ran away from his competition to take the win at the season opening ITU World Triathlon Series race in Auckland, New Zealand. Spain’s Mario Mola and Portugal’s Joao Silva finished second and third.
We discuss the particulars of how to true your wheels. Is it hard? Can I do it at home? You’ll need a few special tools, but the methods are simple and only require practice.
