Articles by Slowman

Industry

Translating fit specs to bike specs

This is the final installment of our series on our F.I.S.T. tri bike fit process, and takes the metrics we've generated and outputs your "best" bike.

by Slowman, September 13, 2007

News

Skip Gilbert interview

[FROM THE PUBLISHER: At some point the questions migrate from the theoretical to what is achievable. The ideal gives way to that which you can execute. After you've asked the...

Industry

Proprietary rubber in today’s tri wetsuits

There are several companies that say they have rubber nobody else has. Let's take a look at those claims, and the rubber they're using, and see what we can glean about the state of materials in the wetsuits we use today.

Industry

Yet more wheel size debates

After two decades of heated declarations and ill-informed pronouncements, there remains not one shred of evidence suggesting one of these wheel sizes is inherently superior to the other. And yet...

Industry

Bikes for the torso-impaired

It is not that often that a person needs a custom bike, but this is the most typical of circumstances when a custom is indicated.

Industry

Characteristics of good triathlon wetsuits

The truth is, almost every wetsuit feature has a corresponding detriment, and certain features have only the detriment, and no corresponding asset. You must decide what features matter to you.

Swimming

Has swimming got you over a barrel?

One of the most misunderstood elements in swimming is the "high elbow."

Swimming

The case for swimming

The primary reason triathletes ought to pay a lot more attention to the swim is that it's free speed.

News

Still cancer after all these years

Neither the Lance Armstrong foundation nor the purple-jerseyed TnTers who fatten multisport's starting lines formed the first intersection between triathlon and cancer.

News

The State of doping in triathlon

As doping scandals savage the sport of cycling, and track & field reels from a positive test by a world record holder, many triathletes wonder about the state of drug use in their sport.

News

A Global Warming Reading List

"What does global warming have to do with triathlon?" you might ask.

News

When commerce and governments collide

It didn’t take Skip Gilbert long. For the first time in 16 years USA Triathlon’s board of directors has approved a deficit budget.

News

Are objects in USAT’s rear view mirror closer than they appear?

Though competition is not always healthy in the short term, the market works itself out in the fullness of time.