Articles by Slowman

Cycling

The Well-Designed Road Bike Cockpit

Bike designers are relearning what "performance" really is

by Slowman, February 14, 2024

Training

Heart Rate Makes a Comeback

Fatigue as measured by HR is a close analog to blood chemistry. The 1980s thanks you for noticing.

Cycling

The Corsa Pro Speed is Here

Vingegaard vanquished his rivals in the final Tour time trial on this tire. Now you can vanquish yours.

Gravel

Colnago’s C68 Gravel Will Satisfy Its Audience

Colnago is the Ferrari of bicycles. For that customer this bike is a winner.

News

As IM Enters New Era, Imagination is Key

A little more imagination and a little less brute force would go a long way for the IRONMAN brand name.

Running

We Often Run Faster Off Tri Training

It's a morphology thing and is specific to the run.

Training

The KICKR RUN: A Game-Changing Treadmill

Finally… the Game is afoot.

Cycling

Oh My Aching…!

What's new in the world of tri saddles?

News

Pontevedra Bikes Are Out of Freight Jail

The 186 bikes traveling home from Pontevedra, stuck in freight forwarder jail, are released in California.

Industry

About Cockpits and Data

Populate your bike's head unit with fields that inspire, encourage, inform, and make you safe. Not the other stuff.

Cycling

Choosing Road Wheels and Tires

The small debate is tubeless. The big one is hookless. Let’s take on the easy stuff first.

Cycling

SRAM or Shimano Electronic?

You can buy a 12sp electronically shifted road bike for $2,399. Electronic has arrived. Who's got the best groupsets?

Cycling

The Stem

Were the bicycle stem introduced today it would change the face of cycling. Now it's making a comeback.