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Cycling

Stay Safe. Be Seen: Light and Motion Vis360 and Vis180

 In the next edition of our series on bike lights for safety & Visibility on the road, we look at the Vis360 and Vis180 from Light & Motion. L & M lists these lights under the "Commuter" section of their website with the tagline, "Be safe. Be seen." I swear I did not plagiarize them, but I'm happy to take their good advice, and their visibility-focused and USB-rechargeable lights make it easy to do so.
Cycling

Transition Expert (2011)

 This is the sweet spot in the Specialized Transition line-up. Were I a dealer selling Specialized, I've had ordered pallet after pallet of this model. If a Transition is in your future, get it soon, while the getting's good.
Cycling

Stay Safe. Be Seen: Lupine Piko 3

 Our look at bike lights for safety & visibility continues. In the second article of this new series, we test the 550 lumen, German-made Lupine Piko 3 on a helmet and on a custom-made, but simple, aerobar mount.
Cycling

The Scott Plasma 3 build

 The current bike build project is the highly anticipated Scott Plasma 3 and the initial setup of this bike is done. Enjoy this Scott Plasma 3 gallery.
Running

Kwicky Blade Light (2011)

 The K-Swiss Kwicky Blade weighs a mere 9oz, exceptionally light for a training shoe. But if you are an efficient, and not too heavy, runner with a midfoot or forefoot strike, you might get it done in this shoe.
Triathlon

Quintana Roo CD0.1 (2011)

 The CD0.1 has a unique narrative. Clever, really. An asymmetric down tube that moves air from the drive side of the bike to the left side, with a smartly-spec'd midrange kit at $3300 for a complete bike.
Triathlon

Kestrel 4000 Ult (2011)

 If a Cervelo P3 and a Kestrel Airfoil Pro mated and had a baby, it would be the 4000. It is, stylistically, a fair representation of the heritage of high style that has distinguished the Kestrel brand.
Triathlon

Felt B2 (2011)

 Felt correctly understands a trend and a truth the rest of the bike industry is slower to grasp: The more the price of a complete tri bike exceeds $5000, the more Di2 elbows its way to the forefront of the discussion.
Cycling

Blue Triad EX (2011)

 This was essentially Andreas Raelert's bike for the 09 Ironman. Except for the aerobar and stem, this version of the EX has the best parts spec of any tri bike made by any company for 2011. And the aerobar is okay too.
Running

Saucony ProGrid Mirage (2011)

 Do you subscribe to the "natural" running philosophy, but need a bit more support? This shoe borrows from both the Kinvara and a regular training shoe. Saucony is about to score another hit in this architectural theme.
Running

Asics Gel Kayano 17 (2011)

 The all new Kayano 17 for 2011 features small updates on the previous 16th version. It's still a shoe that invests a nice amount of support with a lot of cushioning. It's also still on the heavy side.