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Canadian ITU swim-star Jill Savege tests out Nineteen's premier women's specific suit in the famed waters of Penticton's Okanagan Lake while putting aside any cultural favoritism in the name of women's liberation (from ill-fitting wetsuits).

For our series "the bikes of the pros", we look closer at the Scott Plasma 2 of Luke McKenzie. The fast Australian switched mid season to this new ride and we wanted some numbers and details.

Here's a Slice of the triathlon world you rarely get to see: everything about a top pro's bike, including all the fit specs. Introducing Mirinda Carfrae's Cannondale Slice

Triathletes are perfectly wired to be in the world, but not of it, as we routinely demonstrate an ability to cycle without exhibiting any outward signal that we are, in fact, cyclists. Evidence: wheels.

Eurobike 2008 started officially today in Friedrichshafen, Germany and we were able to get a closer look at a 2009 prototype of a company that has been fairly quiet in terms of tri bikes recently.

As the end of the 2008 season approaches, we are seeing lots of bike sponsorship changes in the Pro road peloton. Who are the winners and the losers of the 2009 bike sponsorship challenge and who just swapped teams?

LOOK’s growing presence in the triathlon realm is evidenced as Slowtwitch.com was taken through its 2009 Tri line. And while they have truly competitive new products, their design principles take a different tack - one that perhaps changes conventional thinking of what aero really is.

When Chrissie Wellington recently stormed to a second place overall finish at the Alpe d'Huez triathlon she put her competitors on notice that the Ironman Hawaii win wasn't a fluke. For our "the bikes of the pros" series we take a closer look at her Cervelo P2C.

Verily velocity and victory vanquish vocal vacillations over the oft vilified vestments of open water swimming. In other words, speed will make you a believer in XTerra's Vendetta wetsuit.

Friction is your friend, if you're going around a tight corner on your bicycle and staying upright is your aim. But down there in your cycling shorts, friction is your enemy. What you need is a weapon worthy of the fight. We're here to equip you.

Some aerobars, functional is about the best you can say about them. This one, there's an urgency to (as Pretty Willie sings it) lay your body down. (Does Slowtwitch know hip-hop too?)

Shimano officially announced Dura-Ace Di2, a technologically advanced, electronic shifting option for the all new 7900 series Dura-Ace. Comprised of Dual Control type shift / brake levers, front derailleur, rear derailleur, and a battery pack, the new Dura-Ace Di2 7970 components provide precision electronic performance and integrate seamlessly with components from the 7900 series Dura-Ace group while adding only 68 grams to the entire group.

Today we are taking a closer look at the Felt DA of Jordan Rapp for our series "the bikes of the pros." Jordan has posted some of the fastest bike splits in a few races he has entered and we wanted to know more about his setup.

Last month we debuted a new feature, called the Preferred Build. The idea is to gruppo-up some popular and interesting bikes the way we'd like to see them built. July's preferred build subject is Kuota's Kueen K.

Aquaman's new Cell Gold wetsuit mixes classic Aquaman features with a new rubber from Yamamoto. We put the suit to the test, trying to discover if the folks at Aquaman were able to put the midas touch on what Aquaman USA’s Emmanuel Millet’s calls their “cadillac” suit.

A follow up to Dan Empfield's primer on the rubber used in triathlon wetsuits. A useful guide as we embark on tests of several of the newest wetsuits to hit the market.

ITU star Jill Savege loans her racing expertise to Slowtwitch for a review some women's specific race swimsuits.

We had an invite to Zoot's apparel debut, and came away with an inadvertent sneek peak at the new '09 footwear line.

Sable offers premium quality optics at a premium price, but their goggles are worth every penny for open water racing.

SRAM's entry into the tri market is no token effort. We take a look at what they debuted for tri in '08. And surprisingly, it ain't about the bling.

Today begins a new set of articles on Slowtwitch, a series in which we feature a bike in a fashion we call our "Preferred Build." We'll highlight a bike, built as we might if it were left up to the Slowtwitch editors. We start with a Cervelo P3C, built to my choosing.

The Dutch Masters (the bike makers, not the cigar makers) have struck again. The Ventus is a tri bar to be taken seriously: not just as eye candy atop the P3Cs ridden by Cancellara and the CSC team.

After entering the TT world pitching the Plasma as "superlight,", Scott is adding a new focus: aerodynamics. Here's Adrian Montgomery with details on the new Plasma 2.

Kestrel up and runnoft to the East Coast last year. Right around Eurobike time (August 07) the rumors were flying that "Fuji is buying Kestrel." One month later there were new Kestrels in the Fuji Interbike booth. Are these bikes still worth buying?

Felt's tri bikes have always been a great value. The ride quality has been up and down, depending on the year. Is 2008 an up year, or a down one? Read and find out.