Articles by Slowman

Industry

1x Set-Ups: Volume 2

More single-ringers! Look inside for some real muscle bikes. Some of the owners of the bikes herein don’t ascribe to the use of the X-SYNC rings.

by Slowman, January 9, 2017

Industry

1x Set-Ups: Volume 1

Here is the first of several photo galleries of Slowtwitchers who’ve eschewed polyringamy for the monoring.

News

Escape Series: Keep an eye on this

Before its first race this national triathlon series instantly looks more formidable than what TriRock's was, perhaps approaching what Life Time's is.

Industry

Yaw Angles in Cycling: Part 2

Gusts increase the yaw seen by a rider, making it important to understand the transient effect of winds.

News

We Noticed: Morf-Tech, New Paddles…

Aerobars that will make you think; your kid's first bike; finally some likeable swim paddles, forum enhancements you might not have noticed.

Cycling

Shimano Di2 versus SRAM eTap

The best shifting? That's easy. Shimano wins. But SRAM does so much well it's a tough call. Slowtwitchers polled are 50/50 on SRAM v Shimano.

News

Will Ironman Haul In Rock ’n’ Roll?

Do you mind of I take a complete flyer here? Raw speculation? Ironman buys the world's premier run event brand.

News

That Clen Pop in Cozumel

Last week web stories about a British athlete testing positive for clenbuterol rose up only to disappear, or be edited, just as quickly. Here is what happened.

News

TriNZ Suspends Amy Stretton for 2 Years

The ITU did what TriNZ could not do: DQ Amy Stretton's Worlds performance. TriNZ did the rest: suspend her from racing.

Industry

Friction Wars on the Horizon?

Two years ago drivetrain friction was on low burn. All of a sudden it’s a hot topic.

News

ITU Allows Disc Brakes in No-draft

Because many national federations use ITU's rules, specific allowance of disc brake tri bikes is significant.

Swimming

Stalling in the water

The bane of the untutored swimmer is stalling in the water. Does this describe you? Here are two tests to unearth this problem, and the solutions if you're among the afflicted.

News

RDs: Find Your Voice

Why do we act as if our race and race services product is immune from market pressures exerted on the rest of the world?