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We Noticed: Catalyst, Shimano…

This week we noticed the Arsenal wheel system from Catalyst, special edition Shimano road shoes, fast and wide S-Works Turbo tires, a magic eraser and much more.

The passionate Kirk Noyes

Kirk Noyes is heavily involved with his family, the Texas triathlon scene and various other hobbies and interests when he is not on the road traveling for his job.

Diamondback Serios

Canyon is the consumer-direct brand taking Europe by storm. Is Diamondback trying to do the same in the U.S.? Here is its tri bike, ridden by Team Wattie Ink, Rachel McBride and others.

QR’s PRsix for 2015

What if, instead of cramming every possible feature into a bike, somebody built one that was easy to adjust, easy to travel with, and was light, and was fast?

Ospaly, Lehtonen win Rimini

Filip Ospaly ran down home country favorite Giulio Molinari and Kaisa Lehtonen used a dominating bike split to overcome a mediocre swim to win Challenge Rimini

Degasperi, Riesler win Lanzarote

Alessandro Degasperi of Italy edged Christian Kramer of Germany by 2:41 and Diana Riesler of Germany beat Michi Herlbauer of Austria by 17:46 to win Ironman Lanzarote.

Soaring high with a broken wing

Brian August of Team Every Man Jack crashed hard during Ironman Texas and broke his elbow. He finished the bike and run, placed and will now go to Kona.

Matt Hanson’s QR PR6

Enjoy this closer look at the Quintana Roo PRsix race bike of Memorial Hermann Ironman Texas champion Matt Hanson – the man with the golden ticket to Kona.

Split-Nose Saddle Case Study

It’s a graphic example of the difference a saddle placement can make. Matt Hansen and Lionel Sanders ride very different positions, the fruit of where their split-nose saddles are mounted.

Stayin’ Alive – Rural

Following up on our “Stayin’ Alive – Urban,” here’s our guide to a cyclist’s good behaviors that take into account a motorist’s bad behaviors, increasing the likelihood of a safe return home.

Using, Caring for Your Wetsuit

Karen Sing’s wetsuit tenure began at Quintana Roo in 1990, lasting into the 2000s, moving on to head wetsuit projects at Zoot and Profile Design. Great open-water swimmer. Expert on wetsuit use and care.

The Slowtwitch Wetsuit Guide

It’s almost impossible to find the one “right” wetsuit. As with dating, you can’t sample them all before find your keeper. Wetsuit dating, how does that work?

Triathlon canceled after cyclist murdered

After a cyclist planning to spectate at a local triathlon was shot and killed while riding Monday in Windsor, Colorado, race officials canceled their event for security concerns and the FBI will investigate.

Faris Al-Sultan walks away

German Faris Al-Sultan had planned to race Kona again this year, but plagued by injuries and disappointments the 2005 Ironman World Champion decided to stop.

Leanda Cave’s Ventum

Brit Leanda Cave finished second at the 2015 Memorial Hermann Ironman Texas aboard this Mavic and Shimano equipped Ventum race bike. Have a look.

Change the Saddle, not the Position

When you swap out a standard for a split-nose you probably don’t want to change your position, just your saddle. Let’s talk about how you mount a split-nose saddle so that only your saddle, and not your position, changes.

Challenge Oman is cancelled

Because of political circumstances in nearby Yemen the scheduled Challenge Oman is now gone, and organizers are scrambling to find a new venue for this Triple Crown series.

The Weekend Box May 17 2015

In addition to featured races in Japan, Texas and Tennessee already covered, The Weekend Box offers triathlon action in Austria, Spain, Alabama and Maryland.

Clifford, Potts win Chattanooga

Ashley Clifford outran fellow U.S. competitor Jackie Hering by 78 seconds; Andy Potts of the U.S. outran Leon Griffin of Australia to win Ironman 70.3 Chattanooga