Articles by Herbert Krabel

Industry

BME Design Nighthawk

In the exhibit hall of the 2014 Handmade Bicycle Show we noticed the sharp and distinctive edges of the BME Design Nighthawk and we liked what we saw.

by Herbert Krabel, March 17, 2014

Industry

An English piece of art

Rob English did not exhibit at the 2014 Handmade Bicycle Show but we spotted this beautiful crafted bicycle of his in the Campagnolo booth and snagged it for detailed pics.

News

Wenke Kujala’s new life

German Pro Wenke Kujala recently had her second baby and will now focus more on being a mom and her career as the Erdinger team manager. She still wants to race some but not as a professional triathlete.

News

2014 NAHBS impressions

The 2014 North American Handmade Bike Show is currently taking place in Charlotte, NC and we stopped by to get some impressions.

News

Road rage incident has aftermath

The Ontario newspaper The Spectator reported today that a local businessman was ordered to pay $75,000 restitution for the road rage beating of a young triathlete in September of 2012 and now also has a criminal record.

News

We Noticed: Clem Chen …

We noticed an ass biting saddle, a bum looker, the eurostyle sports wash, the 2014 Handmade Bicycle Show and a death defying climb up the 650 meter tall Shanghai Tower.

Cycling

The 74 Shiv of Jesse Thomas

At the recent Pearl Izumi camp Timothy Carlson had a closer look at the 1974 color scheme inspired Specialized Tri Shiv of Jesse Thomas.

News

Row, row, row across ….

Fat Chance Row is a project of Sami Inkinen who instead of getting ready for another Ironman Hawaii will row with his wife Meredith from California to Hawaii.

News

The Estonian power express

Marko Albert captured his first Ironman title at the 30th edition of Ironman New Zealand and we talked to this fast Estonian about the race and naked bungee jumping.

News

A few words with Ben Kanute

Ben Kanute is finishing his degree at the University of Arizona and getting ready for another season representing the USA in ITU events around the world. We checked in with this Geneva, Illinois raised athlete.

News

The focused Charlotte McShane

Charlotte McShane was born in Scotland but now represents Australia, and she has indeed represented that country well. In 2013 at the ITU Grand Finals in London she captured the U23 title ahead of Canadian Ellen Pennock and Amelie Kretz.

News

An escalation in Austin, TX

A female jogger in Austin, TX was grabbed by an officer of the Austin PD who appeared to be on jaywalk patrol and the situation escalated very quickly from there.

Training

The Pros and their Coaches

We compiled a list of Pro triathletes and the coaches they trust. Sometimes of course there are additional coaches and helpers involved be we focused on the main persons.