Quick transitions are crucial in triathlon. Flying through T1 takes practice and the right equipment: The

Specialized Trivent TERRA shoe is custom made for XTERRA. In fact, I like them so much, its my everyday training shoe- road or mountain.

Uploaded a few sections of the funner parts of this weekend’s  XTERRA World Champs bike course. Spent a bit more time airborne at 1.50 than what I bargained for…

Thanks to JB Badenhorst for the editing and GoPro for the hardware

I’ve been using the Specialized Command Post for a number of years now- usually on the more technical XTERRA courses with limited climbing- supposedly the “extra weight” is bad for climbing*.  However, earlier this summer I did a few skills clinics with Bike Kung Fu Master Lee McCormack.

Thats where I REALLY learnt to use the Command Post properly. Its basically a drop seat post: with a push of the button on the handle bar, you can lower the saddle height. The button pops back up again when you’re ready to pedal. Commonly used by Free riders and usually associated with baggie pants in earthy colours, peak helmets, hairy legs and 5 inch suspension.

Enter the Caveman…

Click here for Specialized Command Post video.

* Dear Weight Weenies: Do the math: 1200m of climbing, 450w avs- terrain permitting, my bike and I are 103kg. The Command Post is roughly 200g more than normal seat post…

Its 10 days before XTERRA World Champs here in Kapalua, Maui and we’re putting the finishing touches on the preparation for my 5th XTERRA World title (and 50th XTERRA win) attempt.

JB Badenhorst, videographer from Specialized South Africa, is here to make a series of short videos on my final prep. Here I did a race pace ocean swim with a few get outs, followed by a 60 minute ride on the course.- 15minutes at tempo then 45mins easy, including some 15″ pick ups.