Articles by Slowman

Industry

Pioneer drops price

Pioneer's very highly regarded power meter has a new, aggressively low, price. The crank-based power meter will now sell for $999. (And, Quarq responds.)

by Slowman, April 2, 2015

News

What Happens When Errors and Values Collide?

Over the last year our publisher (me) used an inappropriate reference to those of Islamic faith; then we hosted a video insensitive to Native Americans; and we stepped in it again yesterday. How does Slowtwitch view these mistakes, and does it value?

News

UCI considered wheelie-bars

The UCI's (Union Cycliste Internationale) technical committee held conversations on mandating wheelie bars on certain riders' bikes, according to sources

Cycling

SRAM and the American Psyche

A components company, like a poem, should not mean, but be. Nevertheless, here is not what SRAM is (that's later). Here is what SRAM means.

News

TriEqual’s Rachel Joyce Talks

TriEqual seeks to increase the female pro slots in Kona to 50, equal to the male pro slots. But does that really represent equality? And whose slots should be sacrificed? I asked TriEqual's Rachel Joyce.

News

Frodo’s Electric Canyon

Few bikes have been this anticipated. Not just the bike, but the as-yet-unreleased stealth drive train by SRAM.

Industry

Assault on Power

Today Powertap announced two new power meters to join its very popular, and very accurate hub-based power meter.

Industry

What Size? Part 2

If Trek, Felt, Cervelo, BMC say you can ride multiple sizes of their superbikes, which of these sizes is the right one for you?

Industry

What Size Bike?

You've decided on the bike you want. Now you need to know what size to buy? Are you a 51cm, a 54cm, or a 56cm? Let's go through the process.

Industry

Choosing Your Felt Superbike

Do you covet a Felt IA? You tell me how you fit aboard any tri bike, I'll tell you exactly which IA or DA you need to buy, with the precise stem and front-end you need.

Industry

Finding Your Ideal P5

We're going to determine what my best P5 Six would be via a simple 5-minute process you can use to discover which P5 size and front-end config is ideal for you.

Industry

Looking for a Tri Bike?

How do you choose a bike? Herein is a list of imperatives, 18 of them. How could any bike run that gauntlet? Turns out, selecting your perfect bike isn't that hard.

Industry

Find Your Superbike: Trek

If you knew what I know, you could find the bikes, all bikes, road or tri, that fit you, in 20 or 30 minutes tops. So let's make sure you know what I know.