Charlie Patten started the Rev3 series full time in 2010 with a larger total purse than Lifetime Fitness and a bigger payout for his Quassy half than the WTC’s Ironman 70.3 Worlds. He says he’s on track to profits by 2012.

Bicycles are constructs of assemblies. Of course you know this already! But I’m talking strictly about how bikes fit. The notion that a frame alone determines fit is entirely wrong.

The defining fit characteristics of bikes are no longer solely contained in the frame. Or even the aerobars. Today’s superbikes focus on the sins of the stem and anything round sitting above the frame.

In this week’s installment of our weekly Q&A column focusing on personal sports electronics, Ray covers questions on color options for Garmin’s Forerunner 210, high-end scales from Withings and Tanita, and the difficulties with getting raw heart rate data for analysis.

Our look at bike lights for safety & visibility continues. In the second article of this new series, we test the 550 lumen, German-made Lupine Piko 3 on a helmet and on a custom-made, but simple, aerobar mount.

The cyclo-cross season for 2010 is pretty much over, but it is not too late to ride one of these very versatile bikes. We looked at the Fisher Presidio, Blue Norcross EX, Specialized CruX Elite, Focus Mares AX1, Cannondale CAADX SRAM Rival and Ridley X-Ride.

The holidays are almost here and we have a few gift ideas for you. We noticed Justin’s Nut Butter, the Knog Hot Dog bag, the Rocky Stories book, the Betty Designs ISM Adamo saddle and the Mavic Tri Helium shoes.

Welcome to our new series on bike lights for safety & visibility. In the first article of this new series, we take a look at Orange County, CA’s Cygolite MityCross 400.

The current bike build project is the highly anticipated Scott Plasma 3 and the initial setup of this bike is done. Enjoy this Scott Plasma 3 gallery.

In this week’s installment of our weekly Q&A column focusing on personal sports electronics, Ray covers questions on Garmin footpod orientation, and suggestions for waterproof watches and HR monitors for women.

Triathlon Team Foxcatcher millionaire sponsor John du Pont, whose mental health deteriorated into murderous delusion, died in a Pennsylvania prison.

On January 28, 2002 the life of Marc Herremans changed drastically when he severed his spinal cord in a bike accident. Determined not to be beaten by this situation, he became the Ironman World Champion in 2006. Now the Belgian is inspiring folks again.

Austin Pro triathlete Patrick Evoe gets interesting words of encouragement when he is racing, and most of them have nothing to do with his name or place of residence. They are usually related to his sponsor Little Caesar’s.

The K-Swiss Kwicky Blade weighs a mere 9oz, exceptionally light for a training shoe. But if you are an efficient, and not too heavy, runner with a midfoot or forefoot strike, you might get it done in this shoe.

The CD0.1 has a unique narrative. Clever, really. An asymmetric down tube that moves air from the drive side of the bike to the left side, with a smartly-spec’d midrange kit at $3300 for a complete bike.

This week we noticed the Zipp Service Course components, the Stayfill cartridge, the Panache Dolce kit, the new Speedfil hydration system and the Injinji toesocks.

Courtney Ogden wins his second Ironman with a very fine performance at SunSmart Ironman Western Australia. Kate Bevilaqua grabbed her first Ironman title and pushed so hard that she collapsed across the finish line.

Timothy O’Donnell follows his 3rd at Clearwater with a win at the Asia-Pacific Ironman 70.3 Championship; Caroline Steffen backs up her 2nd at Kona with a win at Laguna Phuket 70.3.

The Race to the Toyota Cup has expanded from six events to seven for the 2011 season. Gone is NYC, added is Nautica Miami and CapTex in Austin, expanding the Toyota Cup Season by 2 months.

Amber Monforte led four women smashing Tina Bischoff’s Ultraman race record set in 1989; Aussie Mike LeRoux came from Croc country to take down Jonas Colting.

If a Cervelo P3 and a Kestrel Airfoil Pro mated and had a baby, it would be the 4000. It is, stylistically, a fair representation of the heritage of high style that has distinguished the Kestrel brand.

Amber Monforte smashed the women’s race record for Day Two by 42 minutes on the 171-mile ride from Volcanoes to Hawi on Day Two of the 2010 man World Championship.

The opening salvo of a record breaking 26th year of the Ultraman World Championships. Day One’s 10K swim and 90 mile ride swim. Photo Gallery by Timothy Carlson.

Felt correctly understands a trend and a truth the rest of the bike industry is slower to grasp: The more the price of a complete tri bike exceeds $5000, the more Di2 elbows its way to the forefront of the discussion.