Some manufacturers just don’t get it. Sticking a long, squishy nose on a road saddle does not create a triathlon saddle. Sadly, Selle San Marco did just that when designing its newest tri saddle, the Zoncolan TriathGel. Sure, the saddle is ...

Ever since Specialized introduced the Body Geometry line of products, it has been coming up with innovative ways to make cycling more comfortable. The Tritip is no exception. Specialized knows that a saddle has to contact the sit bones for it to be ...

Admit it—we wear wetsuits for free speed. Sure, they make chilly open-water swims tolerable, but we choose a suit for performance enhancement, not warmth. Because of this fact, wetsuits are just as important in 77 degree water as they are in 67 ...

"Hello, my name is ________ and I’m addicted to carbon fiber." If your name fits in the blank, the Zoot Ultra Tempo+ can give you that carbon fix. Finally, someone has found a use for carbon fiber during the third leg. Zoot uses the CarbonSpan ...

Austrian company Camaro has been cranking out watersports wear for 40 years but just brought its lineup of wetties, skins and speedsuits to American markets in 2007. While not as abundant at triathlon start lines as Fastskins or SpeedZuits, Camaro's ...

If a tricked-out tri bike, a top-flight coach and every other luxurious piece of tri gear are your ideas of necessities, the 2XU Compression Short is a great addition to your collection. At $75 a pop, this is no small apparel purchase, but if you ...

Australian company 2XU uses a very comfortable material for its High Performance Compression Tights. The tights don’t chafe or itch in the slightest. They also don't insulate, which I consider a good thing. If they were as warm as typical running ...

I’m writing this review of Skins travel and recovery compression tights from seat 13A of United Flight 1612 from Denver to Florida. Thirteen-A is a window seat in economy class—and not in an exit row. My elbows are pinned between my neighbor on ...

Doctors have been prescribing compression garments for years, but athletes have only recently realized that compression isn’t just for Grandma. Compression tights and socks improve blood circulation and metabolic waste-product removal, which helps ...

Improving on the P3C isn’t an easy thing to do. But for its new P4C, Cervelo borrows a strategy from motorsports in order to outdo its TT rig. The company uses a steel skeleton and bolt-on modular pieces to try different shapes for any part of the ...

Twice a year, Cervélo hosts a weekend of lectures, bike demos and free food for some of its dealers. This winter, they held the event at the San Diego Air & Space Technology Center Low Speed Wind Tunnel, the very facility that has hosted athletes ...

InsideTri.com is ramping up the gear reviews. Check us out each Tuesday, as our tech guru tells you what products rock ... and which ones flop. Now, how 'bout that Trek TTX 9.0 parts kit ... TREK TTX 9.0 PARTS KIT, $3,000 Drivetrain: ...