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I love this classic triathlon swim start picture. The lens flare from the sun makes me squint in the same way that my eyes squint across the water to mark the first buoy. The cold water or the miles ahead don’t matter because every swim start brings a rush of adrenaline and excitement. This picture was taken at the Pumpkin 2012 Triathlon at Lake Mead Las Vegas and provide by Zazoosh.

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Flo Cycling

You can download this free e-book from the guys at Flo Cycling. This local Las Vegas company specializes in building affordable aero wheels for cycling and triathlon.

Leanda Cave Takes First in the 2012 Kona Ironman

Way to go Leanda!

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Zipp has released their new Super-9 Carbon Clincher Disk Wheel. Most disk wheels up to this point have been of the tubular design, but I have a feeling a lot of triathletes will adopt this new wheel from Zipp because they prefer the convenience and familiarity of clinchers.

I met Dave from Zipp at Interbike 2012 and he kindly shared some information about this new wheel. While I didn’t get to ride it I can comment that the build quality of this new wheel feels top-notch.

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The Guru Dynamic Fit Unit has to be one of the most advanced bike fit systems on the market. One of my personal highlights of Interbike 2012 was watching the 4x Hawaiian Ironman Champion, Chrissie Wellington, get fitted on this system. Dan Emfield, founder of Slowtwitch.com, did the fitting and he’s a guy that knows his stuff.

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For the final day of Interbike 2012 I wanted to take lots of photos before all the beautiful bikes rolled back into their back cases for the trip home.

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Today at Interbike 2012 I focused my attention on the Triathlon Pavilion. Many triathlon specific manufacturers had display booths including, Zoot, Reynolds, XLab, DeSoto, Blue Seventy, AquaSphere, 2XU, Nineteen Wetsuits, Aqua Lung, and Profile Design.

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I can sum up day three of Interbike 2012 in one word, “Overwhelmed”. If you are generous enough to give me five words I would say, “Kid In a Candy Store”. Seriously, I covered about one-third of the show floor today and

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Yesterday, lots of riders came out to enjoy Interbike 2012 Outdoor Demo. Today, they brought girlfriends, buddies, and pets along as well. Thousands of riders took to the hills and roads around Boulder City Nevada

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Day 1 of Interbike 2012 kicked off with the Outdoor Demo at Bootleg Canyon in Boulder City, Nevada. I made it out there this afternoon to start shooting product spotlight videos and pics of the event. Though hot and dusty, everyone I was smiling and enjoying the event.

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