Parlee ESX Material: Parlee Recurve Aero Carbon Fiber Geometry: Stock Parlee road geometry. Price Category: Frameset w/fork and headset: $5000+. Built bikes start around $6500. Components: Factory Spec or Fit Werx Rider Matched. Who is it for? The Parlee ESX is for the rider who would like the watt saving benefits of an aero tubed…
Electronic gear-shifting is an innovative and relatively new system enabling cyclists to shift gears on their bicycle with electronic switches as opposed to traditional cable actuated mechanical control levers. These switches are connected by wires to a battery pack and small electric motor which drives the derailleur and switches the chain from cog to cog….
By Jim Weaver, Service Manager, Fit Werx, VT Since early 2013, Fit Werx has integrated use of gebioMized Pressure Scanners into the Fit Werx fit protocol. As you have seen from previous posts, both of our Fit Werx bike shop locations (near Burlington, VT and Boston, MA) have two of only a handful of…
The latest update to our site is the full range of steel, titanium and carbon road and triathlon bikes in stock and custom models from Guru Bicycles. Guru has continued to be at the forefront of frame design and is one of a small number of manufacturers still producing a large number of their bikes…
What are you doing on Saturday the 22nd of February? How about leaning how to become a faster, stronger and better athlete at the Fit Werx New England Triathlon Symposium at Fitchburg State University? Our friends Will and Jason at Tri Hard Coaching are once again working with Fit Werx to provide a great day…
We just completed an update of the Parlee Cycles page of our web site. Parlee is located in Beverly, Massachusettes and makes some of the nicest riding carbon frames out there. Parlee has brought their prebuilt bikes down in price over the past few years and Parlee bikes with the latest ’14 components now compete…
Our first Parlee Z-Zero disc frame showed up. The paint came out great with a nice mix of Kandy Apple and matte black. You can see where the disc brakes mount to the frame on both the fork and the rear dropout. The disc mounts add a little over 100 grams to the Parlee Z-Zero’s…
On Tuesday, February 11th, Fit Werx in Peabody, MA will host Dr. Aaron Baggish to discuss Performance Testing and how you can maximize performance and then touch upon what athletes must know about heart disease and health. Dr. Baggish has been quoted in numerous articles discussing Heart Health for athletes including “Are you fit to…
The keys to kick-charging your training, balancing your metabolism and making your endurance 2014 season your best one yet. Dr. Jeff Donatello is holding a FREE WORKSHOP At Fit Werx in Peabody, MA Tuesday, February 4th 6-7:30 p.m. If you are a cyclist, runner or triathlete and have been struggling with weight, sleep, digestive or…
Attention all Stages Power Meter users: Stages has just released a firmware update. Stages is dedicated to providing the best experience for the users of their power meters. Go to this link to learn about the latest update.
Well, there is a little snow on the ground at our VT location this morning, so that must mean that it is time to get the trainer ready! Both of our locations have trainers from Kurt Kinetic and CycleOps in-stock and ready for delivery. We are glad to order models from TACX and CompuTrainer…
Injury-Prevention Checklist Jason Gootman and Will Kirousis | Tri-Hard (www.tri-hard.com) You hear stuff every day about things you can do to stay injury-free and keep swimming, cycling, and running consistently. But, be honest, do you actually do this stuff? Do you put it off hoping that you won’t get hurt? Action works better than hope….