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Avia Wildflower live!

 Slowtwitch covered the 2009 Avia Wildflower Triathlon live. Text updates by Slowman and pics by Timothy Carlson
Training

Consistency killers

 The distance between the average and the good, and the good and the great, is often measured by the adherence to routine. Consistency makes the champion; nothing bedevils the the AGer more than consistency killers
News

Splitsville for the Zoot family

 Business is tough. The expression of that was felt last week by Zoot employees, about half of whom have lost or will lose their jobs. Sales management, customer service, finance, warehousing, will move to K2's headquarters in Seattle, Washington.
Industry

Tri bike reader opinions

 It's been almost 2 years since we polled Slowtwitchers on what bikes they admire, and to which they aspire. Here are the results of a recent set of polls, compared to what you all said in July of 2007
Industry

2nd step tri from Fuji and Giant

 Not very many tri bikes exist in that $1900 to $2400 price range, even though many dealers will tell you this is the "new" entry level tri bike price category. Here's a pair of such bikes, from Fuji and Giant.
News

It’s Ironman St. George

 Triathlon's user vortex, the American Southwest, now has bookend Ironmans, in Arizona and Utah. The early May race to debut in 2010 will take place in St. George, and feature moderate difficulty and spectacular scenery.
Industry

Crank arm lengths for tri

 The question is more common among road riders than triathletes, but is probably more impactful on the latter group: what crank length should you ride? The answer is counterintuitive; probably the opposite of what you think.
News

Chrissie and her Cannondale

 The two-time Kona champ sat with the Slowtwitch publisher to talk bike fit and handling, and why she chose Cannondale's Slice over the other bikes and bike companies courting her.
Industry

2nd step from Felt, Orbea

 Here are Felt's B16 and Orbea's Aletta, each bikes inside of that $2000 to $2350 price range, a category that's a step up from entry-level, but still affordable.
News

ST circ drive wraps Wednesday

 The annual Slowtwitch circulation drive is scheduled to wrap on Wednesday, March 4th. An IM Lake Placid entry, a bike fit from Slowman, a Kiwami trisuit, headline a huge list of prizes pledged.
News

Must house brands perform?

 As we continue a close examination of 09 tri bikes and components, we'll pause for a commentary on house brands, and ask what we ought to expect from Bontrager, Devox, Body Geometry and the like.