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Slowman's Year End Listicle

I hate listicles. So here's mine. The products and tech that changed my everyday training experience in 2020.

The HOKA Mach 4 Does Not Live Down to its Expectations

The facepalming Mach series got a major facelift. This shoe is... wow.

Sam Appleton's Giant Trinity Advanced Pro

Giant might've had the best bang for athlete buck at Challenge Daytona with a 1st and 6th in the men's race. Here's one of the bikes.

Giro Helios Spherical

Apparently, I've got a head problem. This translates into a helmet problem: finding helmets that work.

Cervelo Caledonia Long Term Review

Here is what I like and don't like about this bike. Spoiler alert: take a hard look at the most affordable bikes in the series.

The Modern Wheel System

We wrote a lot about the idea of CADEX wheels. And their ability to hold pressure without leakdown. But do they ride well?

Zipp QuickView (It’s About Time)

Yes it’s about time, but also about distance, power, vision, safety, data.

Tri Bike Brands You Like

Here are the 7 tri bike brands you'll buy next, along with why we think you chose as you did.

QR's PRfive Disc: Easy to Buy, and Easy to Live With

Quintana Roo makes the case that, once you know your fit numbers, direct-to-consumer is a great purchasing option.

It's a Buyer's Market. For Now.

This assumes what Canyon, The Pro's Closet, QR, Cervelo (via MyBikeShop) are closing out is what you're interesting in buying.

9 Watts!!

Canyon introduced, and is now shipping, the much anticipated Speedmax CF SLX Disc and CFR Disc, and the more affordable CF Disc.

Wahoo ELEMNT RIVAL: The Watch That Will Change the Race

Wahoo introduces its full-distance multisport watch, and it is a breath of fresh air.

Your Tires May Not Work on Today's New Fast Wheels

If you buy the best wheels just coming out today, you may need to rethink your tire choices.

Review: ENVE SES Road Tires

Our Tech Editor reviews ENVE’s big entry in to the tubeless tire market. It promises aero performance and low rolling resistance – does it deliver?

Saucony Endorphin Shift: a Bondi Alternative?

I chose the Shift, rather than the lighter Pro and Speed, as my first Saucony Endorphin to test. Could it be a compliment to my beloved Bondis?

Run Shoe Preferences for Training

You race in Nike almost as often as you race in HOKA. Training? Not quite so much.

Is CADEX the Most Obvious ETRTO Success?

My slow-motion brain has been warming up to the implications of the new ETRTO specs for wheels, and how CADEX embraced this.

A Lace in Point

Sometimes we have to micro-adjust macro-produced products.

What's the Secret Behind No-leakdown Tubeless?

CADEX road tubless wheels/tires do not leak down, period, even with no sealant? Why? I determined to find out.

FSA K-Wing AGX: Evolving Bars for Gravel

FSA continues to expand into gravel, with an ever-expanding line. We look at the carbon K-Wing AGX drop bar.

Orbea's All-New Ordu

Like Trek and Cervelo before it, Orbea reimagined a tri bike through the prism of the user, and designed with that in mind. Seems logical.

ROKA x Machines for Freedom Capsule Collection

This collaboration between ROKA and Machines – two top-quality brands dedicated to style as well as substance— has created an outstanding product.

CADEX Intros a Tire for Paris Roubaix, and for Ironman

Triathletes and Pro Tour Classics riders share similar needs. CADEX, of the Giant Group, just made a tire that may pique your interest.

Future of TT Cranks and Chainrings?

We peer into the past and future of TT cranks and rings - and ponder if this niche product can gain a larger foothold in the market.

Profile Design DRV/GMR, Another Peek at the Future

Like gravel bars made by Zipp, ENVE and 3T, this design motif will inform drop bar design, for gravel and road.

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