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Tri Saddle Roundup

Last week it was ISM and fi'zi:k, this week it's the rest: Cobb, Dash, Prologo, Bontrager, Specialized, Fabric, PRO. Who rides these saddles, how, and why?

Mungo Park

Extreme tales of true adventure, surviving unfathomable hardship, written with keen insight, by those up to the challenge, begin with Mungo Park.

Shimano, VeloNews, BRAIN and embargoes

VeloNews broke a story Shimano didn't want broken. VeloNews claims Shimano threatened to pull its ads, and it published anyway. BRAIN opined in VeloNews' favor. But there's a little more to consider.

Heirarchy of Bad Acts

The Canadian age group star whose performances unraveled amid a forensic analysis of her races was the subject today of a long form article in the NY Times.

Hoka: Official Ironman Shoe

Being the official Ironman shoe did nothing for K Swiss. Will this designation be for Hoka One One what it wasn't for K-Swiss and Newton?

For want of a saddle

It's the annual saddle placement rant. You bought a new saddle. Great! But have you accounted for how you sit this saddle? Has it changed your position?

Soup Nazi Solution: TriRig

Rider needs a long and low geometry. It was the Soup Nazi answer for this guy: No bike for you! Then I remembered the TriRig Alpha series bars, and its online calculator.

Tri-Rig Rigs

Triathletes are a fickle bunch. The mood now is swinging toward the custom build of a bare frame. TriRig's bars and brakes are a favorite, and here are some examples.

Road Show at Bonzai Sports

Bonzai, in Washington DC, is one of those special Road Shows because when we did these 20 years ago, as the Quintana Roo Road Shows, Bonzai hosted these as well.

Self-Inflicted Wounds 2

I've miscalculated and chosen unwisely so many times, sabotaged my race in so many ways, I need a series of articles to chronicle all my self-inflicted wounds.