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?

After some bad luck in 2005 and 2006, Conrad Stoltz came back with a vengeance in 2007 and won the XTERRA Worlds plus a “few” other XTERRA events. He talked to Slowtwitch about racing, training and his simple life in South Africa.

At the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece Peter Vanderkaay competed on the 4x200m freestyle relay that defeated the favored Australian team for the gold medal. This U of Michigan grad is the current NCAA record holder in the 500-yard freestyle and was kind enough to chat with us.

The impressive 2007 season of Samantha McGlone was highlighted by a 2nd place at the Ironman World Championships in Kona, HI and a 2nd place at the 70.3 World Championships in Clearwater, FL. We had a chat with the quiet Canadian.

Australian Pete Jacobs has the reputation to be one of the fastest swimmers in the sport of triathlon and his big smile can be seen a mile away. We wanted to know what he is up to these days.

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.

Reinaldo Colucci (BRA) led from start to finish on his way to win the 2008 edition of the 70.3 Pucon triathlon. In the women’s race Heather Gollnick (USA) grabbed the title with the fastest run.

Greg Bennett won the Lifetime Fitness Triathlon in Minneapolis, the Nautica NYC Triathlon, the Accenture Chicago Triathlon, the Kaiser Permanente LA Triathlon and the Toyota Triathlon in Dallas in 2007 and earned a massive paycheck. Meet the man.

We continue our series “the bikes of the pros” with Ain-Alar Juhanson’s Scott Plasma. Find out what the big and powerful Estonian thinks about his ride.

26 year old Australian Luke McKenzie ended 2006 on a sour note and bounced back in 2007 with a great finish in Kona. We managed to get a hold of Luke as he is getting ready for the 2008 Ironman New Zealand.

Andy Potts had some great results in 2007 but none more impressive than his victory at the 70.3 World Championships in Clearwater, FL. He talked to Slowtwitch about the event, racing, training and his upcoming schedule.

Austrian Sigi Bauer and German Sigrid Mutscheller started the 2008 Winter Triathlon World Cup season with convincing wins in Valberg, France.

Age grouper Frank Reimann from Germany closed out his 2007 Ironman World Championships in Kona with a 2:57:10 marathon and a total time of 9:07:40. He checked in with us.

33 year old Tim Hola has finished in the top 50 at the Ironman World Championships in Kona and in the top 20 at Ironman Florida among many other great results. He sat down for an interview with us.

Raynard Tissink (RSA) and Desiree Ficker (USA) were the winners of the inaugural 70.3 South Africa race in Buffalo City. Top 5 results.

Over the years Lisa Bentley has won 11 Ironman titles and countless other triathlons. Before, during and after races she usually has an amazing smile on her face and we wanted to find out more about this amicable Canadian.

15 people in the world can say that they have taken part in the very first Ironman triathlon in Hawaii, but only 12 can say that they finished the event. Slowtwitcher and Power Crank inventor Frank Day is one of these 12 finishers and he talked to Slowtwitch about that long day.

Jonathan Caron also known as Jonnyo on Slowtwitch, had an amazing 2007 season with a fantastic second place at Ironman Canada and a sixth place at Ironman Arizona. He talked to slowtwitch.com about training, racing and food fetishes.

Kieran Doe won the 2008 Port of Tauranga Half Ironman and denied Cameron Brown his 9th title. In the women’s race Kate Bevilaqua narrowly beat out Joanna Lawn.

Falconhead Capital announced the acquisition of three San Diego-based companies, confirming the story which appeared on Slowtwitch.com’s front page on the 19th of December. Slowtwitch engaged in a Q&A with David Moross, Falconhead chairman and CEO, earlier today.

Gordo Byrn is a husband, professional triathlete, coach, author, tri camp organizer, financial advisor and blogger. We were able to pin down this enigmatic New Zealand resident and he kindly shared a few of his thoughts with Slowtwitch.

David Zabriskie will race in 2008 for the professional continental team Slipstream powered by Chipotle. He had a somewhat up and down season in 2007, and is looking to fly high this year.

Every year in the late fall, Joe Bonness from Naples, FL races more Iron distance events in a month than most people would consider in a couple years. We were curious to find out more about this amazing athlete.