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Florida gets the last word

Drafting in Florida. Say it isn't so! Florida gets a bad rap for the drafting at events in this, America's flattest state. And it's got a thing or two to say in its own defense.

by Slowman, November 7, 2007

News

Jordan Rapp first to successfully navigate the Soma

Jordan Rapp, Slowtwitch tech whiz on weekdays, long distance tri whiz on weekends, conquered the five specialties (swim, bike, run, nutrition, navigation) to win the Soma Triathlon in 4:01:46.

Industry

Are Speedskins a viable product category?

Was anything in Kona hotter in Kona than the P3C? Yes, in fact — the PZ3. It's got the dubious distinction of being the most viable product in a potentially unviable category.

Industry

Trek’s wind tunnel white paper

Trek's engineers went public with their latest Equinox TTX wind tunnel test to counteract what it called spotty and erroneous assumptions about its recent data.

Industry

How Cervelo got itself another big finish

Cervelo's owners have gotten used to seeing their athletes win unexpectedly. But this may have been the least likely victory.

Industry

Kona Bike Survey: groupkits and aero wheels

What components and wheels did the Hawaiian Ironman athletes prefer?

Industry

The Kona count: aerobars and saddles

Analysis of the Kona pier tally continues with our look at aerobars and saddles

Industry

Cervelo routs the field in Kona bike count

The only question was just how badly Cervelo would put the hurt on the rest of the field. Pretty badly, in fact, but it could have been worse.

News

Ironman, wary of speedskins, place pros on notice

Space exists between USA Triathlon's posture toward "speedskins" in non-wetsuit-legal swims and WTC's opinion of them. They're legal for use in Ironman, but just barely, and perhaps not for long.

Industry

Companies that helped themselves

The company is rare that pulls itself to the front of its competitive set. Several companies did that over the last year or so, and we'll credit them here.

News

Every Interbike tells a story

These industry shows will present a theme if you listen closely. But the theme is interpreted through the prism of each attender's bias. Here's how it played out for our publisher.