Fit Werx News – May 2015
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This is a great race on an excellent course in the closed off Myles Standish State Park in Plymouth. There were about 60 of us lined up at the start, and we’d ride 8 laps of the 5-mile course which is lightly rolling. Both lanes are closed to traffic(most of the time) which is nice….
While Felt makes some of the fastest, most exotic triathlon bicycles available anywhere, such as the Felt IA and DA series of bikes, not everyone is willing to make the investment necessary for one of these speed machines. This being said, Felt has an answer for those seeking a high performance, entry-level tri bike that…
The JTek Engineering Shiftmate matches otherwise incompatible components for lower gearing made easy for a relatively low price. Over the past 15 years, maybe more, there has been one pretty universal rule in cycling components: You cannot mix and match drivetrain components from different manufacturers. For example, Shimano shifters will not work properly with SRAM…
The Parlee Z-Zero XD is designed to be a “quiver killer” – a capable bike that can take the place of many others and take on any road (and even some trails) and win. Does it succeed? More Roads. More Rides. Over the past few years I have found my riding more varied than ever…
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The Eagle has landed! Well, not really, more like it has been announced. On March 24, 2016, SRAM announced two new mountain bike drivetrain groups, a new XX1 for cross country riders and X01 for trail riders, dubbed SRAM XX1 Eagle & SRAM X01 Eagle. The most significant features of these two new 1X drivetrains…
Fit Werx founder Ian Buchanan presented a workshop at the 2016 TriMania Expo in Boston titled, “5 MPH Faster Without Working Any Harder”. The presentation explored and prioritized the time savings that are available for triathletes and TT riders going from a standard road bike to a triathlon specific bike. As the title states, there…
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Chris Hinds is a flat 0.9 mile loop crit held on the flat Ninigret park track. I’d never raced there, so was looking forward to it, but got derailled with a flu two weeks ago that seemed to take no mercy on me. I was back to riding this week and while my form wasn’t…
In 2015, the Reynolds ATR Disc Wheels, a new carbon disc brake wheelset intended for the adventure bike market, was introduced. “ATR” is short for “All Terrain Road” and I recently completed the build of a Moots Routt 45 adventure bike that used a set of these new Reynolds ATR Disc Wheels and I found…
Join Fit Werx at the TRI-MANIA Summit and Expo at Boston University’s Fit Rec Center on Saturday, March 19th. Designed to educate, equip and inspire athletes on the eve of a new season, TRI-MANIA features seminars, clinics and workshops led by top coaches and experts… competitions… a vendor expo… and more. Keynoting this year’s event…