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## Cool Links (top 1%)

Bike Fit > Choosing a Tri Bike via Stack and Reach

### Long and low, short and narrow

Tue Nov 18 2008: It's late November. Don't you love the change of seasons? Depending where you are, the greens are turning to yellow, and the yellows red. But that is not the change to which I refer.

Bike Fit > F.I.S.T. Workshops

### F.I.S.T. BASIC Bike Fit Workshops

Wed Jun 03 2015: Our first workshop of the 2018 F.I.S.T. Bike Fit Workshop season will be held in November, 2018.

Bike Fit > General Fit Articles

### Finding the right bike from the bars back

Wed Mar 26 2008: There are some very sexy integrated aero bars on the market right now. Profile Design's Carbon X. 3T's Ventus. Visiontech's Trimax. All these feature integrated stems. How does one divine what ...

Bike Fit > Road Bike Fit

### Optimizing all Road Riding Positions

Thu Mar 15 2012: Seated, hands-on-hoods is one of five. If you've been fitted only to this position, you bought one-fifth of a proper fit session. All five postures inform both bike and handlebar geometries.

Features

### Ironman Hawaii 2008 - the morning swim.

Tue Oct 07 2008: There are still 4 days to go until the 2008 Ironman Hawaii, but the venues are already busy as if the race where tomorrow. We went down to the swim start this morning and checked out the action ...

### More from le Tour 2008

Sun Jul 06 2008: Part four of Jay Prasuhn's latest and greatest from le Tour. New and custom shades from Oakley, Bell's new lid, FSA goes asymmetric, white is the new black, and more...

Opinion

### Kona Odds - The women

Fri Oct 10 2008: Last year, Chrissie Wellington was an unkown dark horse and her shocking victory was the biggest upset in Kona history. hius year, it will be the biggest upset in Kona history if she doesn't win.

Products

### Ironman Hawaii 2008 - the top 15 men and their bikes

Wed Oct 15 2008: What kind of bikes were the top 15 pro men riding at the Ford Ironman World Championships in Kona, Hawaii? Slowtwitch took a few images of the men and their machines.

### Ironman Hawaii 2008 - the top 15 women and their bikes

Wed Oct 15 2008: Although the Ford Ironman World Championships and any other triathlon isn't only about the bike, we still want to share what kind of bikes the top 15 pro women rode in Kona.

### Mid-priced tri bikes

Tue Jun 09 2009: For those who're looking toward a bike they'll keep for a long stretch, but won't have to make payments over a long stretch, here's our first round look at your price category: $2500 to $3000

Products > Handlebars

### Low Profile top caps

Fri Dec 20 2013: Tall headset top caps are my great while whales. I don't want to eliminate them, just cut them down to size. John Cobb to the rescue.

Products > Old reviews > Old bike reviews

### Entry-level tri bikes: Trek and Fuji

Tue Feb 24 2009: There aren't many complete tri bikes for sale under $1900 anymore. But there are six, three of which we've already reviewed, two more are reviewed here, the Trek Equinox 7 and the Fuji Aloha 2.0

Products > Old reviews > Old shoe reviews

### Lightweight Running: Spring 09

Fri Dec 05 2008: This is the first of several articles looking at lightweight technical running footwear, and eventually all important models in all categories of running footwear, offered for sale for the Spring 09 ...

### More lightweight trainers 09

Mon Dec 15 2008: Our look at lightweight trainers for Spring 09 continues. In Part I we looked at shoes from Nike, Saucony and Asics. Now we move to Adidas, New Balance and Mizuno.

Products > Saddles

### ISM Long Term Test

Wed Jul 04 2012: We've had our hands on several models of ISM saddles for well over a year. We share our thoughts, experiences, and recommendations on these ever-popular saddles. Are they right for you? Read on.

Products > Things that Roll > Tires

### Determining Proper Tire Pressure

Fri Sep 06 2019: Our Tech Editor continues our series on tire pressure, getting into the details of how to dial in your optimal setting.

### Fast Tires for 2012 - 1

Mon Apr 09 2012: Part-1 of a two-part overview of current tire offerings, clincher and tubular, for all major brands. Consider this an "as-of-early-2012" summary of what's out there. We focus primarily on tires sold ...

Products > Tri Bike by brand

### Kona 2011 - Top 15 men on the bike

Mon Oct 24 2011: 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.

### Kona top 15 men on bikes

Wed Nov 14 2012: Our feature of the top 15 overall males at the 2012 Ironman World Champs on their bikes with details of material used and a look at their actual riding position.

Tech

### Front Derailleur How-To

Sat Jul 20 2013: This is your How-To guide for setting up front derailleurs. We cover the basics for cable-driven systems, including a troubleshooting section for odd problems.

### Implications of Rim Width

Wed May 30 2012: We explore the topic of rim width and tire width, and what it means to you. Should you go wide? Should you go narrow? What are the implications? We discuss these topics, and offer a complete listing ...

Training > Cycling

### Descending

Mon Jun 07 2010: This popular tutorial on descending was first written in 2000 and has been reworked and updated for today.

Training > Running

### How to Kill—Your 10k PR

Tue Oct 05 2004: I believe just about every reasonably fit male the age of 45 has the theoretical physiological capacity to run his age for a 10k, that is, a 10k in 45 minutes.

Training > Swimming

### How to Position your Head while Swimming

Sun Jan 22 2017: By lifting the head, our hips automatically sink down. The body takes on a slight incline from head to toe, perhaps 7 to 10 degrees, as the swimmer labors through the water.

### How To Pull Underwater

Mon Apr 11 2011: There are huge differences in how you can pull underwater with your arm; differences in power and differences in frontal drag. But, like so many aspects of swimming technique, the underwater pull ...

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