Articles by Slowman

Industry

The Plasma Gets a Prescriber

A great, Kona-winning tri bike not as popular with consumers as with pros. Why? The lack of a pathway to purchase? That objection is now gone.

by Slowman, March 22, 2017

News

Placing Yourself in the Shoes of Your Customer

Affordable Tire is a business that sits on a side street on a small-to-mid-sized American town. And just creams it. Metaphors abound.

Industry

“Express Fits” at Slowtwitch Road Shows

Here are some examples of the Express Fits in San Diego and Dallas (this past weekend) as a guide to what Bay Area folks can expect this weekend.

News

Pics from Dallas and San Diego Road Shows

Michellie Jones, Lesley Paterson, John Cobb and others made appearances at Road Shows over the weekend.

Swimming

3 Weeks From Non-Swimmer To This

Linda Lines was the significant other invited to a training vacation, except now it's her training vacation. Non-swimmer to this in 3 weeks.

News

Road Shows in March!

Here are some images from a Road Show just ended (in metro Detroit) with a preview of what's upcoming this weekend and next.

News

Scant Evidence Disc Rotors Injure Pros

Bike industry advocacy group pushes back on accusations that disc brakes were responsible for injuries in pro road cycling.

News

Be a Nice Person

I don’t want our industry to waterboard its customers. I read a blog post from a company that feels the same way I do. Posts like this are too rare.

News

First Road Show of 2017

We just held our first Slowtwitch of the year, outside of Raleigh, NC. We'll hold 11 in the U.S. in 2017, along with some outside the U.S.

Industry

Don’t Give Up on Your Computrainer!

There may be life in the old girl yet. Computrainer is set to announce a very compelling variation on the extended warranty.

Triathlon

blueseventy

The case is lower (small b), but the quality is high. blueseventy is one of the top 3 or 4 wetsuit brands that matter most in triathlon.

News

The (Slowtwitch Road) Show Goes On!

Slowtwitch will kick off its 2017 Road Show season at Inside Out Sports in just over a week, the first of 11 Road Shows in the U.S. during 2017.

News

Ironman AG Champ Gets 4yr Doping Ban

All World Athlete winner, IM Texas champ Holly Balogh has been hit with a 4 year ban for exogenous testosterone.