Slowtwitch News

Helen Jenkins’ Giant TCR

Helen Jenkins came to San Diego with a big number 1 on her back but did not let pressure get to her. Here is a look at her race winning Giant TCR Advanced SL.

by Herbert Krabel, May 15, 2012

Triathlon

I believe this suit every bit as fast as the TYR Hurricane. However, it's better for the right swimmer, and I'm not him. I'm slightly long in the torso, and this company's ideal morphology is average to leggy.

Triathlon

Aquaman ART

If I was to pull a suit out for a leisurely open water workout with the posse, it’s very likely this is a suit I’d consider, because it’s so comfortable and easy to get on.

Triathlon

TYR Hurricane 5

This TYR Hurricane 5 has pluses and minuses, and usually the pluses cause the minuses. I swam in this suit, juxtaposing it with a De Soto T1 Concept 5. Here are the results.

Triathlon

blueseventy Helix (2012)

Sit back in your easy chair and curl up with The Tale of Two Torsos, featuring slices and grafts down the chest, and the question of whether or not to sever arms. Sounds like Poe short story.

Triathlon

Andreas Böcherer Felt DA

Andreas Böcherer will be very dangerous in Abu Dhabi and it is a bit surprising that his name has not been mentioned more often. We took a look at his Felt DA race bike.

Triathlon

More on the Cervelo P5

Damon Rinard and Phil White of Cervelo talk about the Cervelo P5 and explain some of the features of this brand new triathlon bike.

Triathlon

Kona 2011 – Top 15 men on the bike

Here is a closer look at the top 15 men at the Ironman World Championships aboard their bikes. Want to know what they were using in terms of frames and components? Look no further.

Triathlon

Kona 2011 – Top 15 women on the bike

We present the top 15 female Ironman World Championship finishers on the bike and look closer at their gear. Fastest bike split this year belonged again to Karin Thuerig who cranked out a course record 4:44:20.

Triathlon

The Cannondale Slice RS

Here in Kona we had a chance to look a bit closer at the Cannondale Slice RS of Michael Weiss. The bike is actually still a prototype but we can expect to see a very fast split on it.

Triathlon

Affordable DA for 2012

This year's Felt superbike was superpriced. Next year's is super duper priced, if you want electronic shifting. But there's a Dura Acey version of it that's nicely priced, the DA4, showing up in September.