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Articles by Tony Vienneau

Pioneer Expands Meter Line

Pioneer now offers a single-leg installation kit ($499) for owners of Shimano 11-speed Dura-Ace, Ultegra, and 105 models, in 165mm to 180mm arm lengths.

Polar Updates Devices

The most significant updates have been Strava integration and third-party route imports to Polar Flow for V800 and V650 users.

Skipper on Jet, pink hair and PB

The British (Manchester) long distance triathlete just earned a 2nd at Ironman NZ. Our microelectronics editor asked about Joe's Jet, his hair and his peanut butter.

Wahoo Cycling Desk

While it may not be as cheap as the home hacks invented by Forum members Wahoo's first-ever dumb metal thing smartens up the Pain Cave.

Wahoo Elemnt first look

While Garmin is preeminent in the bike computer industry, Wahoo is ready to shake up the market, which will only benefit consumers.

Today’s Plan

A web-based training software platform from Australia is giving Training Peaks a run for its money. It leans toward cyclists, but has triathletes' attention.

The Chase from TrainerRoad

This video from TrainerRoad, discussed on the Slowtwitch Reader Forum, is an inside look at the realities of training at an elite level.

Pioneer drops price

The company that has a cult following, largely because of the advanced metrics it produces, has just dropped the price of its 1- and 2-leg power meters.

Smart Trainers

Unlike children where a precocious tendency might be a sign of intellect, there is no value in a sassy trainer.

Turbo Trainers

The ubiquitous product for indoor cycling. Attaches to the rear of the bike, suspends it just above the ground, exerts some form of resistance while you pedal.

Rollers

This month 3 in 10 Slowtwitchers said their year-end spend will be on stationary training, equal to all other sport spending combined. Here is one class of stationary trainer.

Wahoo KICKR SNAP

I thought the SNAP was a watered down version of the KICKR. After a couple months of heavy use, it's much more than that.