Articles by Slowman

Cycling

Shimano Unveils GRX, Gravel Groupset Line

Shimano threw down today, with a gravel-specific suite of components and wheels up and down the price range.

by Slowman, May 7, 2019

Training

This Week’s SlowZwift Events

Writing Zwift workouts takes a little panache I think. If you take pride in your work.

News

The Remaking of SoCal’s Triathlon Calendar

In SoCal, but all over the U.S., old standards are getting replaced, most often by the Half-distance, split between Indy and 70.3 races

News

ROAM Wasn’t Built in a Day

Flagship brands like Wahoo gain my loyalty through values not on a feature set

Industry

Wahoo’s New ROAM: Color Me Satisfied

The main upgrade? Crisp, clear, color screen. Otherwise? Mostly good, one or two niggles, a nice step forward.

News

Mike Reilly: Finding My Voice

The Voice of Ironman's book is not about his journey. It's about your journey. All 400,000 of you to whom he's conferred the title "Ironman."

Training

Delightful Masochism Playing on a Screen Near You

It's my latest workout. See it (and ride it) on Tuesday.

Training

This Virtual Week: Slowman Writes His First Zwift Workout

This Virtual Week are weekly prompts on the virtual community events Slowtwitchers engage in over that week.

Cycling

More Detail on Speedbar

The hood ornament on Victor Campenaerts' hour record Ridley was the Speedbar. Here's the price, the history, the process, and some pics.

Cycling

Handlebars: Can We Fix These?

While we argue over the number of cassette cogs, disc versus rim braking, can we please fix the important stuff? Like handlebars?

News

Campenaerts Breaks Hour Record

Victor Campenaerts bested Sir Bradley Wiggins' record from 2015 by 563 meters in Aguascalientes, Mexico.

Gravel

ABG Adds Gravel Brand: Remot

The makers of Quintana Roo and Litespeed debuted a new brand. Remot. Sounds like Remote. It's gravel and MTB.

Triathlon

Canyon Speedmax CF 7.0 for U.S. Buyers

Now that Canyon's tri bikes are finally available for U.S. customers, let's talk turkey about the most entry level of its tri bikes.