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TYR Torque 2012

Do swim skins really work? Are they worth the money and effort in a no-wetsuit swim? This is the question we set out to answer in this, the first of our time-test reviews of entries in the swim skin category.

Pete Jacob’s Boardman AiR

Pete Jacob's stormed to the win in Kona with a very strong ride aboard his Boardman AiR TT9.8 and a superb closing run. We had a chance to look closer at his bike.

2013 Felt B2

The 2013 Felt B2 and B12 bikes inherit the DA frame without the bayonet fork and today we look closer at the higher end B2 edition.

Giant Trinity Composite 2

The 2013 Trinity Composite 2 helps Giant to establish itself in the sub $2,500 market with a very legitimate entry, and here are a few details.

Kristin Armstrong’s Felt DA1

We’ll be writing about Felt’s line of 2013 tri bikes over the next week, and it seemed a nice way to start would be a look at the gold medal bike ridden in London by Kristin Armstrong.

Konstantin Bachor’s P4

German Konstantin Bachor had the fastest bike split at the 2012 Challenge Roth with a time of 4:19:30. We look closer at his Cervelo P4.

Mike Aigroz’s Look 596

Swiss Pro Mike Aigroz finished 6th in Kona in 2011 and just took 3rd place at the 2012 Challenge Roth. We had a closer look at his Look 596 race bike.

Timo Bracht’s Giant

While all the Challenge Roth athletes checked-in their bikes today we had a closer look at Timo Bracht's Giant Trinity Advanced SL race bike.

Rachel Joyce’s Cervelo P5

Brit Rachel Joyce is a favorite at the 2012 Challenge Roth Triathlon and we had the opportunity to take a closer look at her Cervelo P5 race bike.

HUUB Archimedes 3.5

The theme of this company is to tailor a wetsuit to match a swimmer's specific strengths and weaknesses or, more precisely, to match a swimmer's aspect in the water.

Orca Alpha

This suit takes the daring step of removing thickness from the chest, floating the hips and legs higher, to correct body posture. HUUB, and to an extent Rocket Science, mimics this motif. Does this work?

David Dellow’s Cervelo P4

Today we take a closer look at the Cervelo P4 race bike of the 2012 Ironman Cairns champion David Dellow of team Alaska Milk team TBB Philippines.