Fit Werx is pleased to be one of the shops supporting the 5th Annual Triathlon Coaching Clinic & Sports Medicine Symposium being held at the CentraState Fitness and Wellness Center in Freehold, NJ on February 7th. Among this year’s impressive list of speakers is Joe Friel, Tom Manzi and Andy Potts! More information and details…
By Jim Weaver Service Manager, Fit Werx, VT As I have often said in my posts, one of the great parts of working at Fit Werx is getting to build, work and ride some truly wondrous bicycles. At times, it is sort of like the automotive journalist getting the chance to drive the latest Ferrari…
slowtwitch.com and Triathlon Business International (TBI) announced their annual list of the top 50 multisport retailers in the country. Fit Werx is happy to announce that, even though we are one brand, we made the list twice as they broke the voting down by location! A big thank you to all the suppliers and athletes…
By Jim Weaver Service Manager, Fit Werx, VT Shimano recently released a new optional item to its Ultegra 6870 and Dura Ace 9070 Di2 electronic shifting systems. Commonly known as the “D-Fly”, or in Shimano parlance, the SM-EWW01, this small device is a transmitter that allows the Di2 system to communicate with many of the…
Fit Werx has been proud to represent Moots Cycles out of Steamboat Springs, CO for many years and we now have a page dedicated to Moots posted on our site and linked through the “Bikes & Frames” section of our site. Moots builds some of the nicest titanium frames for road, mountain, cross, gravel and…
Fit Werx recently released a new video (linked front and center on the fitwerx.com home page) that documents some of our history and helps riders, triathletes, coaches, event promoters, employees and others tell the Fit Werx story. We are excited about this video and want to encourage you to watch it and pass it on…
By Jim Weaver, Service Manager, Fit Werx, VT Those who have bikes with Shimano’s Di2 electronic shifting system know that they no longer have to worry about such things as cable stretch, regular derailleur adjustment, and derailleur cable and housing replacement. This may lead some to think that they no longer need to take their…
By Jim Weaver Service Manager, Fit Werx, Waitsfield, VT Who said that Fit Werx is only about road and tri bikes? In addition to our cyclocross, gravel road and mountain bike options, we work with fat bikes too – the hottest thing in cold biking. Fat bikes were born out of the extreme Iditabike race…
By Jim Weaver, Service Manager Fit Werx, Waitsfield, VT Those who have been looking for an aerodynamic carbon rimmed clincher wheelset know that the price of admission for quality options is not low. While inexpensive ($1,500 or less) carbon clinchers can be found, for the most part, these are unknown brands, with generic rims purchased…
I know many saw Shimano’s announcement of the new Shimano XTR Di2 11 speed component group. At the time of announcement, there was wide speculation that this new system would allow the owner of a road bike equipped with Di2 electronic shifting to install the new XTR rear derailleur, thereby enabling the use of a…
By Jim Weaver, Service Manager, Fit Werx, VT Whether you are getting ready to tour from Fit Werx in Vermont to Fit Werx in Massachusetts or leave from Fit Werx in NYC/NJ to head towards Seattle to make an ocean to ocean transcontinental journey, we are seeing a rise in interest in distance touring bikes…
By Jim Weaver, Service Manager, Fit Werx, VT 2014 may stand as the year where the most new bikes and products have crossed the work stands of Fit Werx’s technicians in MA, NYC/NJ and VT. One of the most significant new product categories over the past year has been hydraulic road disc brake systems from…