Over 85 percent of Slowtwitchers buy bike and tri product online. But 70 percent of these same customers prefer purchasing from their local bike shop, presenting a challenge and an opportunity.

Two-time Australian Olympian Courtney Atkinson won his very first XTERRA victory and Renata Bucher won her 30th at the XTERRA Great Ocean Road off-road triathlon in Anglesea Victoria, Australia.

Ben Collins topped Richard Murray by 1:26 and Helle Frederiksen beat Alicia Kaye of the U.S. by 1:15 to win the men’s and women’s pro titles at the Nautica South Beach Triathlon in Miami.

Richie Cunningham of Australia dominated the men’s field thanks to a race-best 1:12:45 run and Emma-Kate Lidbury of Great Britain’s race-best bike trumped Kelly Williamson’s run to win Ironman 70.3 Texas

We shared a Twitter Faker check yesterday that covered the Pro men, and today we look at the Pro women, ourselves and a few other magazines.

Anne Haug from Germany started the 2013 ITU World Triathlon Series the same way as she finished it the end of last season – with an emphatic win in Auckland, New Zealand. Maaike Caelers and Felicity Abram completed the podium.

Spain’s Javier Gomez Noya ran away from his competition to take the win at the season opening ITU World Triathlon Series race in Auckland, New Zealand. Spain’s Mario Mola and Portugal’s Joao Silva finished second and third.

We discuss the particulars of how to true your wheels. Is it hard? Can I do it at home? You’ll need a few special tools, but the methods are simple and only require practice.

We published an article about the top 55 Pro triathlete tweeters and there have been concerns about number legitimacy, so we dug deeper into that issue.

Today, Zipp announced that they will sell a disc brake version of their 303 tubular and carbon clincher to the public. Will they offer other disc brake wheel options? Is there an aero advantage?

We perused the various Pro triathlete Twitter accounts and compiled a list of 55 followed Pro athletes. Some of these names fairly high up may come as a surprise, but most of them make a lot of sense.

It is debatable whether New York City was ever Ironman material. But Asheville, North Carolina, certainly is. So, will this be the spot where the next North American Ironman is held?

Bjorn Andersson rode a Hotta bike at Ironman 70.3 California at Oceanside and Devashish Paul snapped a few pics of that old school ride.

Going into its 7th year, the Hy-Vee Triathlon has cut its professional prize purse in half to $500,000, citing long term viability for its elite race and a concurrent wish to expand its series of Midwest IronKids races.

Newcomer Corinne Abraham really stepped into the limelight with her dominant win at the 2013 Urban Hotel Group Asia Pacific Championships in Melbourne, Australia. We had a few words with this very fast woman from Wales.

We continue our series on minimal footwear. What makes a shoe minimal? We also suggest an overhaul for the naming scheme of all running shoes, whether minimal or not.

Danish ITU Pro Helle Frederiksen switched to non drafting races recently and her win at Ironman 70.3 San Juan may sway her to pursue this non drafting path a bit longer.

Ben Chaddock of Team SmartStop pb Mountain Khakis is the Canadian Crit champion and we took a closer look at his Wilier Cento 1SR race bike.

Maine born and raised Sarah Piampiano left a lucrative job in finance with HSBC to pursue triathlon and she is now fully vested there. Earlier this year she was second at Pucon 70.3 and more recently finished 9th at Ironman Melbourne.

Andy Potts won his 5th Ironman 70.3 California title with a come from behind sprint over Jesse Thomas; Heather Jackson took control early on the run and cruised by a comfortable margin over Heather Wurtele.

We take you through a step-by-step installation and bleed procedure for the Magura RT8 hydraulic rim brake. This revolutionary design is featured on bikes such as the Cervelo P5.

Aussie Brett Carter, a former surf lifeguard, pizza delivery lad, coat checker and table busser, got his chance at Brett Sutton’s famed Team TBB at age 31 and the man they call Bulldog is making the most of it.

This fast Aussie and Lyons, Colorado resident was never really gone, but he has not done an Ironman race in 7+ years until his 5th place finish at Ironman Melbourne. Enjoy this video chat.

Chris Tremonte raced professionally from 2005 to 2012 and while he claims to be semi-retired from racing he is still very fast and is capitalizing on his multi-sport background through several different athletic ventures.