Category: Products

New 11 Speed Shimano Ultegra 6800 launched

New 11 Speed Shimano Ultegra 6800 launched

Pro Tour proven technology, now available in Ultegra 6800. With its high end, race proven performance, ULTEGRA 6800 is now the top choice for serious road cyclists. The new 6800 series offers a wider selection of components to suit ALL styles of road cycling. Build your perfect bike and discover your true riding potential. COMPONENT [...]

Suunto Ambit2 S – The new GPS watch for Athletes

Suunto Ambit2 S – The new GPS watch for Athletes

The new Suunto Ambit2 S is a light and sleek GPS watch for multisport athletes that packs all the features needed for cycling, running, swimming and multisport training. The GPS provides accurate pace, route navigation and tracking, while the heart rate monitor lets you train within your ideal zone. o   Cycling: The new Suunto Ambit2 [...]

SCODY Network Cycle Jersey & Cycle Knicks

SCODY Network Cycle Jersey & Cycle Knicks

Review By Sam Betten The network cycle jersey and cycle knicks are Scody Australia’s most recent addition to their cycling range. With Scody partnering with Triathlon Australia last year the company is quickly becoming one of the big names of triathlon apparel in Australia. At first glance the Network cycle kit shows signs of the [...]

PEARL iZUMi Triathlon Specific Running Shoe – ISO Transition

PEARL iZUMi Triathlon Specific Running Shoe – ISO Transition

I got these new Pearl Izumi ISO Transitions a few weeks ago. I had no idea what I was getting and was pleasantly surprised when I opened the box. Like the shoe that Zoot brought us a few years ago this Pearl Izumi triathlon specific shoe does not have a tradition tongue. It has a [...]

New Pearl Izumi ‘Try Fly Octane’ Triathlon Cycling Shoe

New Pearl Izumi ‘Try Fly Octane’ Triathlon Cycling Shoe

ALL NEW OCTANE 1:1 Power Plate: Octane Grade Uni-Directional Carbon for feather-light stiffness We received these new shoes from Pearl Izumi along with some awesome new runners recently. The first thing we noticed was the weight or lack of. They weigh absolutely nothing. Well technically they do weigh something but they are definitely one of [...]

Never Bonk iPhone and iPad App for Your Race Nutrition Planning

Never Bonk iPhone and iPad App for Your Race Nutrition Planning

Are you planning on doing an upcoming long course triathlon, half ironman or full ironman event?  Get the right nutrition advice in the palm of your hand with the never-bonk app… available on iTunes. If you’ve ever participated in a long distance race, no doubt you’ve had some questions about your nutritional strategy.  What and [...]

Bike Bags at prices less than the large overseas websites

Bike Bags at prices less than the large overseas websites

If you live in Australia it is not often you get the chance to buy a cycling related item at a price less than you could get it on the big overseas websites that consumers love and Australian retailers … well do not love. If you are traveling to the ITU World Champs in New [...]

The new Wingman bag is the perfect ‘Ride to Work’ accessory

The new Wingman bag is the perfect ‘Ride to Work’ accessory

This awesome new bag from the team at Henty is the perfect accessory for anyone who rides their bike to work or play. We have been putting it through its paces and have found that it covers almost every need you have. The suit / shirt / dress bag wraps around an inner bag that [...]

Should you get Shimano Dura-Ace and Ultegra Di2 gear for your bike? You tell us.

Should you get Shimano Dura-Ace and Ultegra Di2 gear for your bike? You tell us.

One question we hear again and again is ‘Why should I spend the extra and get Di2?’. Let’s face it we all want it but can we justify the extra price? Often we just want someone to tell us ‘Go ahead and buy it you won’t regret it’. So what is so good about it? [...]

Triathlon Travel and Entry Packages for the Big Races of 2012/2013

Triathlon Travel and Entry Packages for the Big Races of 2012/2013

Healthwise Active Travel appeared on the triathlon ‘travel and entry’ package scene in 2010. It is a division of Flight Centre Ltd that was set up by Shannon Stacey and Tod Horton in October 2010. With no Active Travel based niche brand set up within the Flight Centre Ltd structure they decided that there was [...]