Articles by Tony Vienneau

Training

CycleOps’ Direct Drive Trainer

Already the pervasive brand in stationary bike trainers, The Hammer takes dead aim at the growing smart trainer market.

by Tony Vienneau, May 23, 2016

Industry

Pioneer Expands Meter Line

Pioneer now offers a single-leg installation kit ($499) for owners of Shimano 11-speed Dura-Ace, Ultegra, and 105 models, in 165mm to 180mm arm lengths.

Industry

Polar Updates Devices

The most significant updates have been Strava integration and third-party route imports to Polar Flow for V800 and V650 users.

News

Skipper on Jet, pink hair and PB

The British (Manchester) long distance triathlete just earned a 2nd at Ironman NZ. Our microelectronics editor asked about Joe's Jet, his hair and his peanut butter.

Industry

Wahoo Cycling Desk

While it may not be as cheap as the home hacks invented by Forum members Wahoo's first-ever dumb metal thing smartens up the Pain Cave.

Industry

Wahoo Elemnt first look

While Garmin is preeminent in the bike computer industry, Wahoo is ready to shake up the market, which will only benefit consumers.

Training

Today’s Plan

A web-based training software platform from Australia is giving Training Peaks a run for its money. It leans toward cyclists, but has triathletes' attention.

Cycling

The Chase from TrainerRoad

This video from TrainerRoad, discussed on the Slowtwitch Reader Forum, is an inside look at the realities of training at an elite level.

Industry

Pioneer drops price

The company that has a cult following, largely because of the advanced metrics it produces, has just dropped the price of its 1- and 2-leg power meters.

Training

Smart Trainers

Unlike children where a precocious tendency might be a sign of intellect, there is no value in a sassy trainer.

Training

Turbo Trainers

The ubiquitous product for indoor cycling. Attaches to the rear of the bike, suspends it just above the ground, exerts some form of resistance while you pedal.

Training

Rollers

This month 3 in 10 Slowtwitchers said their year-end spend will be on stationary training, equal to all other sport spending combined. Here is one class of stationary trainer.

Industry

Wahoo KICKR SNAP

I thought the SNAP was a watered down version of the KICKR. After a couple months of heavy use, it's much more than that.