The tri bike landscape is shifting. I hope that’s clear. Companies are making some very fast framesets and by that I mean frames, forks, seat posts and brakes, though sometimes that means brakes you have to buy and retrofit to the bike to bring out the frame’s best performance. But that’s kind of fun in a way. We don’t make motorcycles, where what you buy is pretty much what you ride. We make bicycles, and they are made to be fiddled with.
I’m excited by the new generation of tri bikes but I am also frustrated waiting for the aftermarket to catch up. Can I list both the products that I can’t find, that somebody ought to make, as well as further frame ideas sitting out there waiting to be developed? … More
Petrol. When you’ve used one, you’ve used them all, right? Not necessarily. We recently spent some time at Shell’s Trackside Laboratory at the 2015 Belgian Grand Prix to discover what goes into an F1 fuel, how it affects a team’s performance, and how it compares to the stuff you put in your road car.
Is F1 fuel the same as road fuel? … More
The final World Cup weekend of the year delivered some of the most exciting racing on one of the toughest tracks. The last race of the season is always a big one, but with a chance to take the overall, Greg Minnaar was pushing it to the limit —and maybe just a touch over—with a crash that took him out of contention for the day, but he still managed fourth in the series. Josh, meanwhile, put down a solid run on the brutal track, and pulled off a fifth place on the day, and in the series.