Happy Holidays from the crew at Fit Werx crew! We appreciate your business over the last year and look forward to helping you in 2024. Thank you for your consideration and have a great end to the year. Adam, Chris, Doug, Jeff, and Ian.
Cervelo Rouvida Cervelo has entered the electric assist bike world with the Rouvida. To separate itself from the crowd of E-assist bicycles, Cervelo designed the Rouvida to appeal to the experienced road and gravel rider without alienating the average rider. Similar to the Moots Express, Cervelo has chosen to focus on creating an electric bike…
Parlee Cycles Has Updated Their Website Parlee Cycles, a bicycle manufacturing company based in Beverly, Massachusetts, has recently revamped its website to showcase new colors and an updated parts selection. Although the model names remain unchanged, they have a fresh look and feel. The updated website is a reflection of the company’s future direction. As…
Parlee and Fit Werx have worked together for almost twenty years; our many blog posts throughout the years speak to our partnership with Parlee and the quality of the bikes they make. We are happy to share the announcement that Parlee Cycles has come out of its restructuring process with a new name, Parlee Composites,…
Many of you may have heard that Shimano recently issued a Voluntary Recall Campaign for 11-speed Ultegra and Dura-Ace cranks. This affects many riders. Follow this link to the official Shimano recall notice. Below is the official announcement from Shimano. Voluntary Recall: 11-Speed Bonded HOLLOWTECH II Road Cranksets Inspection and Replacement Campaign OTHER 09/21/2023…
You Use a Rear Light When Riding Your Bike, Right? Increasing your visibility while riding a bike is crucial for safety. To achieve this, high-visibility jerseys and bright helmets can be helpful, but nothing beats a blinking light from a visibility perspective. This being said, there is a significant step forward beyond a blinking light…
How Often Should I Have My Bike Fit Checked? Bike fit is as static or dynamic as you are. Things can change and your fit should change with them. Some of the reasons a fresh check on your riding position may be in order include the following: Your riding habits have changed – frequency, distance,…
Fit Werx in Waitsfield, Vermont is excited to announce that we are now a fully authorized dealer of OPEN Cycles. All Fit Werx’s locations are authorized OPEN Cycles dealers. OPEN offers a variety of complete bikes and framesets serving both the pavement and gravel rider. OPEN’s approach of selling one bike at a time and…
Old Frame Geometry Meets New Bike Technology Custom bikes enjoyed a boom in the early ‘00’s. “The Lance Effect” was in full swing. Thousands, if not millions, of people bought their first real road bike. Meanwhile, stock road bike geometry of the day was a disaster for most riders. Most road bikes of the era…
Possibly the most recent innovation on the list, Classified’s Powershift electronically actuated rear hub eliminates the most mechanically finicky and one of the least sophisticated components on a bike – the front derailleur. Introduced in 2022, Classified Powershift technology has the potential to change the way we shift for the better. Classified has created a…
Parlee Cycles manufactures some of the finest carbon fiber road bike frames in existence. They filed for Chapter 11 protection last week. With it came media stories and rider inquiries about what the filing means for the industry and what it means for Parlee. As one of the longest serving Parlee dealers, we have…
Tubeless tires for cars were popularized in the ‘50’s. For motorcycles, in the ‘70’s. So, the road bike world felt a bit behind the times when 50 years had passed and we were all still riding on tubes. Heck, even lawnmowers and wheelbarrows seemed ahead of road bike tire technology in this regard. By the…