Gear & Tech Cairns Ironman and 70.3 Entry and Travel Packages with Healthwise Active Travel With Healthwise Active Travel your bikes can fly free to Cairns. They have some great packages to get you in to the Cairns Ironman and the Urban Hotel Group Ironman 70.3 including entry, flights and accommodation. The Cairns bike course is simply stunning and one of the must do triathlons in Austral By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
SKINS Womens Trisuit Gear & Tech New 2012 SKINS Triathlon Range Launched SKINS have launched an all-new TRI400 women's range of triathlon specific compression sportswear whilst updating and extending the existing TRI400 men's range. Already popular amongst ambitious triathletes who want to optimise their performance, the TRI400 range from SKINS is designed to By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
Gear & Tech New Wetsuit by Huub Claims to keep the Core Stiffer and Promote Good Body Roll What do you get when you combine the experience of a couple of the best swim coaches around, the science from someone who has a PhD in mechanics and energetics of swimming (yes that is correct) and works at a university in the Department of Human Movement Sciences? Throw in an understanding t By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
Gear & Tech Specialized Shiv Tri – 10 Reasons Why! Amazingly, only a year after Macca won with the Shiv on it's debut run at Kona Specialized released the new Shiv Tri. Mark Newton was fortunate to be in Kona last year with Specialized for the official athlete and press launch, rode it on the Queen K for the better part of a week and [… By Karl Hayes • 5 min read
Gear & Tech Trek Speed Concept 9.9 the World’s Fastest Bike? A pretty bold claim by Trek with the latest edition of their speed concept bike, aimed at the Triathlon market, but also ridden to glory in the Tour de France time trials. Trizone was recently invited to test the claims on the roads around Stromlo. Your Time Trial bike can save you seconds in your [ By Karl Hayes • 4 min read
Gear & Tech Specialized Shiv TT Bike with Internal Bladder System The down tube has a 4:1 cross section which makes it very aero and enables enough room for an internal bladder system. By Karl Hayes • 1 min read
Gear & Tech Saucony PowerGrid Cortana Introduced to Saucony’s Growing Line of Minimalist-Inspired Shoes With the recent trend amongst the running shoe manufacturers to introduce a "minimalist" shoe, there are now plenty of options for the light-footed runner who is after a little less on their foot. Here we take a look at a new option from Saucony. This is the brand who has recently brough By Karl Hayes • 4 min read
Gear & Tech Want a Lower Heart Rate and Reduced Lactic Acid Build Up while Running? A scientific study by the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) measures a lower heart rate and reduced lactic acid build up with the Swiss running shoes On. 40 well-trained runners took part in a broad study at ETH Zurich, which showed that while treadmill running in the On, their heart rate By Karl Hayes • 1 min read
Gear & Tech Is the new Nike+ SportWatch GPS Waterproof? Like most of you I have been waiting, waiting, waiting for a GPS watch that is both a reasonable size and waterproof. Sport watches do a lot of other stuff but can I use it from start to finish in a triathlon? Well it looks like we may have the first watch that is practical, functional and waterproo By Karl Hayes • 1 min read
Gear & Tech The Limited Edition Polar CS500 Cycling Computer Rocks! Polar has been in close partnership with top pro cycling teams for more than ten years and are celebrating the 98th Tour de France by launching a limited edition of the CS500 cycling computer. Polar have aimed this unit at the Cycling market, but I was keen to try it out as a multisport athlete. By Karl Hayes • 5 min read
Gear & Tech Bontrager Releases New Season Range of Gear for Triathletes Bontrager has released onto the market it's new season range of cycle shoes, bottle cages and aerobars. They are light, stylish and fast! By Karl Hayes • 3 min read
Gear & Tech Nike and TomTom Unveil Nike GPS SportWatch NIKE and TomTom have collaborated to create the Nike+ SportWatch GPS Powered by TomTom. By Karl Hayes • 3 min read
Gear & Tech Travel to your favourite Triathlon destinations with Healthwise Active Travel Healthwise Active Travel provides the opportunity to combine your love of travel, fitness and adventure in spectacular destinations around the world. Win a $250 (AUD) voucher to spend towards your next Healthwise Active Travel event package*. By Karl Hayes • 1 min read
Gear & Tech Skinfit Launches its range of WTC approved trisuits Sports apparel manufacturer Skinfit announces WTC-approval of its triathlon swim suit range. The Skinfit Tri Suit Plasma and the Speedsuit Series are now WTC-approved and can be worn at any triathlon event. Skinfit has been manufacturing high-end triathlon suits for 15 years. Its suits are worn all around the world; By Karl Hayes • 1 min read
Gear & Tech You could be the Best Shaved Triathlete in Australia with Philips Ultimate Body Groomer – TT2040 Philips and Trizone are giving away a Philips Ulitmate Body Groomer TT2040 to one new Trizone subscriber each month. You could treat yourself or get a great gift for the man in your life. Read for more details. By Karl Hayes • 1 min read
Gear & Tech Trek Bikes prepares assault on Australian Triathlon market Trek, the largest bike manufacturer in the world, announced its latest assault on the Australian Triathlon market in Canberra with a dealers convention held in September, in what they heralded as the largest event of its type in the Southern hemisphere. The event was launched by the President of Tre By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
Gear & Tech New SKINS Triathlon Compression Suit For the ultimate in triathlon wear “try the new SKINS TRI400 compression suit. The SKINS TRI400 triathlon suit range is designed and cut for ultimate comfort while swimming, cycling and running. SKINS Dynamic Gradient Compression fabric helps accelerate your blood flow to get more oxygen to your active muscles. Increased By Karl Hayes • 1 min read
Gear & Tech Nike Launches new GPS Running App for the iPhone The new Nike+ GPS App allows runners to use their iPhone to visually map every run while tracking pace, distance, time and calories-burned as well as stay motivated with instant feedback during and after each run from athletes like Paula Radcliffe and Lance Armstrong, and comedian Tracy Morgan. The By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
Gear & Tech Tattoo Range of Ironman Activewear now Available in Australia HaB Oceania now sells the full range of Ironman Acitvewear in Australia. There is an large range of triathlon and cycling clothing that has some great designs and is quality made. See their full range available now. By Karl Hayes • 1 min read
Gear & Tech New Swiss Engineered On Running Shoes Using CloudTec Technology With revolutionary CloudTec cushioning and a sleek design, the On running shoe delivers a natural, cushioned ride—perfect for performance-driven runners seeking comfort and efficiency. By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
Gear & Tech Trix-Gear Triathlon Lifestyle T-Shirts What do you get when you cross a triathlon obsessed husband with a graphic designer wife? Marriage met on middle ground and some pretty inspired tri lifestyle t-shirts. Frustrated by lack of fashion friendly tri inspired t-shirts during their seven plus years participating and spectating the team takes on the By Karl Hayes • 1 min read
Gear & Tech Road Test the New Saucony Progrid Kinvara Natural Running Shoe Every once in a while a new shoe comes along that needs a closer look. Generally these shoes are not a staple in a brand's range, but rather illustrate a spark of innovation (whether or not the product is successful or not is another story) and are capable of developing an instant cult followi By Karl Hayes • 3 min read
Gear & Tech Garmin Forerunner 110 “GPS and Heart Rate Monitor (HRM) Watch The new Garmin Forerunner 110 offers easy-to-use GPS tracking for distance, time, and pace, helping runners improve fitness with straightforward feedback and detailed analysis on Garmin Connect. By Karl Hayes • 1 min read
Gear & Tech Strengthen and Develop the Breathing Muscles using Pressure Threshold Training POWERbreathe works by making the user breathe against an adjustable calibrated resistance. The breathing muscles work harder to open a valve inside the device and over a short period of time the breathing muscles adapt to cope with lifting the weight. The result is improved breathing power, strength By Karl Hayes • 1 min read
