Bike

Gravel

First Crack at a Genuine Bikepacker

It's quite worthy as a standalone gravel racer, but my primary reason for the OBED Boundary build was as a bikepacker.

General Physiology

INSCYD the Numbers: FTP Part II

This week, we take a deeper dive into this classic cycling metric.

Handlebars

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.

Gravel

Becoming a GRVLR

So you've decided you want to ride gravel. Where do you start? Here.

Things that Roll

DT Swiss ARC 1100 DICUT 80 Impressions

We share our impressions after spending time with the latest aero, tubeless, disc brake wheels from DT Swiss.

General Physiology

INSCYD the Numbers: FTP

This week, we break down arguably the holy grail of cycling metrics: FTP.

Gravel

Introducing the Slowtwitch Gravel Review Series

Get down and dirty with our first installment, looking at the Niner MCR 9 RDO.

Lifestyle

Underestimating a vEveresting Attempt

Slowtwitch's very own crash test dummy tries his hand cycling the elevation of the world's tallest mountain. The outcome was not pretty.

Things that Roll

DT Swiss Debuts Faster, More Stable ARC Wheels

DT officially announced an all-new line of ARC wheels. They’re said to be faster all-around, built for 25mm tires, and are tubeless-ready.

Indoor Training

Wahoo Fitness Releases 5th Gen KICKR

The major upgrades: auto-calibrate, and AXIS Feet (really cool) which are also available as old KICKR retrofits

Quintana Roo

The Fast Blue QR PRsix2 of Allan Hovda

Norwegian Allan Hovda has won Norseman, Swissman, the Lofoten Triathlon and Ironman Haugesund, and just recently did Norseman solo and a 24 hour ride on his new blue Quintana Roo PRsix2. We took a ...

General Physiology

INSCYD the Numbers: FatMax

When are you really using fat as fuel? Find out.

Things that Roll

ENVE Launches SES Road Tires

Better known for wheels, forks, and bars, ENVE officially released the SES collection of tires. Tubeless-ready, aero, and fast-rolling, we take a close look.

News

Taupo Lands 2022 IRONMAN 70.3 Worlds

The city lost the 2020 70.3 Worlds race due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Indoor Training

Watts Up in Watopia: Meet the Rise and Grind Team

Meet the team behind our Thursday morning wake-up call.

Gravel

The OPEN WI.DE as a Do-Everything Bike

I'm downsizing. I want a gravel and a road bike all-in-one. This is another example, following Cervelo's Caledonia and the OBED Boundary.

Features

What to Expect When You Sell to Pro’s Closet

Yes, I run a Classifieds Forum. But I just sent in 5 bikes to TPC, to see firsthand how the process works.

Dimond

Kyle Buckingham's Very Shiny Dimond Mogul

There might not be many races happening right now but South African Kyle Buckingham recently got a shiny new Dimond Mogul race machine and we took a closer look.