Recon Jet – Reduced Pricing
“Reduced Pricing” may be one of our favorite two-word phrases in the English language. So when we read “Recon Instruments is pleased to announce new, reduced pricing for Recon Jet,” we […]
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Finis Axis Buoy – Review
We have never been a fan of swimming with a pull buoy. Rather than focusing on our drills, we tend to spend more time messing around with the buoy […]
ISM for 2016 – A Primer
Last year ISM began the transition from using product names for their saddles to using an alphanumeric system. With their 2016 line, all saddles now reflect the new naming convention. […]
Giro Chrono Apparel Line – First Look
Having the right kit can make the difference between a glorious day in the saddle and a three-hour torture session. The only thing worse than chafing, heat retention, or just […]
HED Cycling Jet Black – First Look
While there are still many a weight weenie to be found in transition, the reality is that aero, not weight, is the factor that should be most accounted for when […]
8-30-2015 WiR
Lets start out this week’s WiR with a big congrats to Jan Frodeno and Daniela Ryf for winning 70.3 worlds and to all the competitors who were out on the […]
SRAM Red eTAP – First Look
The wait to hear about cycling’s “worst” kept secret is finally over. This week at Eurobike, SRAM announced Red eTAP – their new electronic groupset. And while this announcement may […]
Sugoi RS Ice Tri Suit – Review
When buying a new kit, you are typically looking for three things – it needs to be comfortable for the length of the race (up to 17 hours in some […]
Argon 18 E-119 and E-117 – First Look
The Argon 18 E-118 Next is a great bike. After spending quite a bit of time with it at Interbike last year while talking with the engineers who built it, […]
Speedplay Zero Aero – First Look
We first saw the Speedplay Zero Aero pedals on the floor of Interbike last year, and we have to say we were intrigued. Here was a product that gave up […]
Bontrager Aeolus Helmet – Review
The Bontrager Aeolus aero helmet exists for an entirely singular purpose – to get its athletes from point A to point B as fast as humanly possible. Built for the […]
Silca HX-One and Hiro v.2 – First Look
When we hear the name Silca, one word quickly comes to mind – Quality. From their Removable Valve Core Extenders to Hiro v.1, the products they make blow us away. […]
Canyon Speedmax 9.0 CF – Review
The conventional wisdom in triathlon these days can be summed up by the saying, “A UCI-Approved sticker on a bike automatically makes it slower.” With constraints in the rules, ostensibly […]
TriRig Alpha Classic – Review
Halfway through our review of TriRig’s Alpha aerobar we were informed that we were no longer testing the Alpha. Now, with the introduction of the Alpha X, we were testing […]
8-2-2015 WiR
We’ve been hungry lately. Summer training is in full swing and that means we have been snacking a little bit more than usual. Lucky for us, we had a few […]
Bontrager Spring\Summer 2015 Road Apparel – First Look
For most of us, we’re training through the heat of the summer, and by now you may be starting to find your summer kits lacking. And even worse, if you’re […]
Speedfil Micro-Retractor – Review
If you’ve ever used a BTA setup with a long straw, you’ve probably said to yourself on more than one occasion, “there’s got to be an easier way to deal […]
2016 Trek Madone – First Look
You can have an aero bike or you can have a comfortable bike – you can’t have both. This has long been one of the accepted realities of the aero […]
Quintana Roo PRfive – First Look
When we first heard news of the PRfive, we initially thought of it as the kid brother of the PRsix (we just so happen to be wrapping up our long-term […]
Specialized Evade – Final Thoughts
“A designer knows he has achieved perfection not when there is nothing left to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.” The Specialized Evade Tri might be […]