The Elite Rivo is Elite’s compact, budget-friendly direct-drive smart trainer, built to get triathletes onto Zwift or MyWhoosh with the smallest possible footprint. We’ve cross-checked the specs against reviews from BikeRadar, road.cc and DC Rainmaker to see whether it’s worth a spot in your turbo trainer setup for winter 2026. What Is the Elite Rivo?…
Overview Most saddle roundups treat “women’s saddle” as a single afterthought category, so it’s worth a dedicated look at Selle Italia’s SLR Boost Lady Superflow — a proper race saddle built around a wider central cutout and sit-bone-matched width options, not just a unisex saddle in a different colour. Key Specs Weight — around 198g…
Overview Garmin’s Rally range puts a dual-sided power meter directly in the pedal axle, and the XC200 is the SPD (mountain-bike cleat) version — useful for triathletes who train on an indoor bike or gravel bike with SPD cleats and want the same power data across every bike, without needing separate cleats for different pedal…
Overview Ultegra Di2 R8100 sits directly below Dura-Ace Di2 R9200 in Shimano’s electronic road groupset range, and above the newer 105 Di2 R7150. For triathletes weighing up an electronic upgrade, it’s the tier most people actually land on: nearly all of Dura-Ace’s shifting feel and features, at a meaningfully lower price. We’ve gone through what’s…
Overview Speedplay’s lollipop-style pedal system moved to Wahoo when it acquired the brand, and the Zero remains the flagship model — a dual-sided-entry road pedal built around one of the lowest stack heights on the market. For triathletes riding an aggressive aero position, that low stack height is the whole appeal: it lets you run…
BikeRunSwim90min+AdvancedSession Overview A field test day benchmarks all three disciplines in a single day so your training zones are reset against current fitness rather than numbers from three months ago. It’s a big day — space the three tests out with proper recovery between them, and treat this as a standalone testing block rather than…
Overview The Garmin Edge Explore 2 sits apart from Garmin’s numbered Edge line (540, 840, 1040 and so on) as the navigation-focused option, built for riders who care more about finding a good route and not getting lost than about deep training metrics. For triathletes it’s a sensible pick for long training rides in unfamiliar…
What’s New About the 2026 Propel Giant has launched an all-new, 4th-generation Propel — its aero road bike, distinct from the Trinity time-trial/triathlon bike. It’s worth a look for triathletes even so: plenty of age-groupers train and race sprint or Olympic-distance events on a road bike rather than a dedicated tri rig, and the new…
Run90min+IntermediateSession Overview A structured practice run to rehearse a fixed run-walk pattern for the Ironman marathon — deliberately building walk breaks into your pacing strategy from the start, rather than being forced into unplanned walking when things fall apart late in the run. What You’ll Need A GPS watch with an interval/lap alert function, set…
What to Look For Carbon triathlon and TT bikes are unforgiving of guesswork. Seatposts, stems, aero bar clamps and bottle cage bolts on a carbon frame all carry specific torque values, and going by feel is how you either crack a carbon seatpost or have your bars slip mid-ride. A torque wrench takes the guesswork…
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