The Felt Decree 1 reviewed here uses the same FAST Suspension design as the Felt Decree 3 we have mentioned before, but the Decree 1 uses higher grade carbon fiber in the frame and offers a higher parts spec overall. The Felt Decree 1 is the second to top-of-the-line trail bike in Felt’s Decree line…
Ian already posted some impressions of the Felt LEBOWSKe, electric Fat Bike along with a video (below) showing just how much fun this bike can make a workout and just how fast the bike can be ridden. Now that you have seen why you should find the Felt LEBOWSKe intriguing, I thought that I would…
2016 CAMPAGNOLO EPS V3 – CONNECTIVITY WITH ITALIAN ELEGANCE At the EuroBike industry exposition last fall, Campagnolo announced some changes to its EPS electronic shifting system. While the EPS system was, in my opinion, the industry leader when it was introduced in many categories, it lost ground to Shimano’s dominant latest generation of Di2 system….
FELT V55 – A DISC BRAKE ADVENTURE BIKE FOR THE BUDGET CONSCIENCE In 2015, Felt introduced the V line of Adventure Bikes, with two models: the Felt V100 at $999 and the Felt V85 at $1,499. These bikes are aimed directly at the burgeoning adventure bike market and were really good values at their particular…
A Full Carbon Fat Bike Capable of Being Ridden Year Round Winter is officially here! In addition to our Fat Bike offerings from Felt, Moots and Surly, Fit Werx is fortunate to represent Fatback, one of the true pioneers of Fat Bikes and still one of the finest. Among other innovations, Fatback introduced the Fat…
Why do a good number of bikes equipped with BB30/PressFit type bottom brackets develop creaks? Well, there can be a number of causes. • If the hole through the frame’s bottom bracket is not absolutely perpendicular to the frame, then the crank axle will be slightly angled. That angled crank passes through bearings that are…
Note: In this article, I will refer to the road based Praxis Works Turn Zayante crankset, but most everything applies equally to the mountain based Girder crank as well. One Crank to Rule them All The plethora of bottom bracket “standards” and cranks on the market has created a great deal of confusion and compatibility…
Fellow New England based cycling company Parlee Cycles has recently released the Chebacco, a new entry into the burgeoning Adventure (gravel road) bike market. We can’t help but think there is a better name. No, the bike is not named after the hairy alien star of a popular Sci-Fi movie series – although spell check…
Introducing the Felt Decree 3. A freshly designed, versatile and light trail bike. For ’16, Felt has introduced a new line of 27.5” trail bikes, dubbed the Decree. The idea behind the Felt Decree was to design and build a mountain bike that would be stiff and responsive when applying power, compliant and smooth when…
Winter is coming! That means prime Fat Bike season here in the Northeast. We just received a new Felt Fat Bike that is worth a description to whet your appetite for riding outside through the winter – introducing the Felt DD30 Fat Bike. ALUMINUM FRAME AND FORK The frame and fork of the Felt DD30…
Triathlon Bike Travel Made Easier! Many triathletes face a real problem when they want to fly with their bikes – tri-bikes simply do not fit in conventional travel cases very well. Aerodynamic concerns have made the front end of many triathlon bikes almost nightmarishly complicated, and removal and reassembly of the bars has become a…
With a top notch carbon fiber engineering and design team and one of the most respected carbon fiber manufacturing facilities in the United States, we regard Enve as one of the top manufacturers of high performance carbon wheels and components. The new Enve SES 2.2 low profile rim further demonstrates Enve’s focus on quality of…