Articles by Slowman

Industry

SRAM’s Acquisition of PowerTap

SRAM increases its incursion into power. It'll keep the PowerTap name (not fold it into Quarq). Does it most admire the Hubs or the Pedals?

by Slowman, April 13, 2019

News

Are You Ready for SafeSport?

SafeSport is vital to the landscape of sport. But it's not just for Coaches. You (yes you) are under its jurisdiction. Did you know? Are you ready?

News

Ryf Cruises, Kanute Runs (!) to Wins in Oceanside

Ryf bested Holly Lawrence, who buried a demon just to finish strong and healthy. Kanute won in an untraditional (for him) way.

Cycling

SRAM Force eTap AXS

Shimano has enjoyed sole ownership of price-reasonable electronic groupsets. SRAM is finally ready to compete.

Triathlon

Ben Hoffman’s Bike Choice

With IM South Africa coming up this weekend, what would he chose: P3X or a new P5? I guessed poorly.

News

The Half-Distance

Is 2019 The Year of the Half? Hard to imagine, but this distance was almost nonexistent through triathlon's initial run-up.

Running

A Lot of You Wanted to Run

The Annual Slowtwitch 100/100 Challenge ends. You all circled the world 6 times.

Triathlon

Cervelo P3X: The Director’s Cut

The P3X isn’t a watered-down version of the P5X. It’s watered-up version.

Cycling

Cervelo’s 2 New Speed Riser Aerobar Systems

It's easy and (it appears) cheap to swap aerobar systems between the P3X and the P5. Each aerobar has its virtues.

Industry

The Preparer

This amorphous specialist is sometimes the difference between winning or not; finishing or not; sometimes even starting or not.

Triathlon

Cervelo’s New P5

Here's Cervelo’s new P5. It’s not just a warming over of the old P5. Entirely new mold; new modes of adjustability; disc brakes.

News

The Urge to Wander: A Brief Bibliography

Here are some 21st Century walker-writers who rival the muscular prose of Clarence King and John Muir.

News

Never, Ever Give Up?: A memoir by John Hellemans

He raced better at 40 than 40-year-olds. Better at 44 than 44-year-olds. And, he was Erin Baker’s coach. Who was this guy?