Do your hands go numb when riding a bike? If so, you are not alone. While some instances of hand numbness on a bicycle have easy solutions, like redistributing weight from the hands to the saddle, other cases are not so simple. From exploring how bike fit can help alleviate numb hands to why numb…
We are happy to announce that Specialized announced the Creo today. We’ve been waiting for a really good eRoad bike option and Specialized is starting to deliver the best we’ve seen. The Creo line takes Specialized’s experience and design in performance road bikes and marries it with their award winning eBike platform. With weights as…
From fit to electronic shifting and wheels, Part 1 and Part 2 of this series have explored a lot of great innovations in the bike industry in recent years. While there are many additional products and services worthy of consideration, Part 3 will be the last in this series… Here are some more places I…
Welcome to part two of my three part article on how starting to do a fairly long commute to work by bike made me think more about equipment changes in recent years and try some great new cycling products. Part one discussed shoes, electronic shifting and the best gravel/commuting pedal I have found. Here are…
Over the winter, I decided to make an effort to commute by bike with some regularity during the riding season. My commute is about 45 miles round trip, and I live on top of a 800’ climb over the last couple miles. It is a good ride, but takes some time. I came into the…
Happy 4th of July! Fit Werx 2 in Peabody will be closed from July 4th to July 8th and back in the shop on July 9th. We will have limited access to email and will do our best to get back to you as soon as possible up on our return. Thank you.
We’re pretty excited about Parlee’s latest engineering creation – the Parlee RZ7 aero road bike. Why? For some of the reasons we are excited about bikes like the 2019 Cervelo S3. Aero road bikes are improving markedly in terms of rider comfort, fit and versatility. They are also becoming a bit easier to work on…
Cervelo has a number of nice surprises for triathlon this spring. The P5 Disc just launched and now the new 2019 P3X comes out this week. What is exciting about the 2019 Cervelo P3X? Well, for starters, it brings the price of entry to the revolutionary technology found on the P5X down in price while simultaneously…
What do you get when you combine P5X technology with the proven P5 chassis and add in disc brakes? Well, a lot of speed and a lot of power to slow that speed down… Starting at $7500 with Ultegra Di2 and the new hydraulic Shimano Dura Ace TT brake, and offering a traveling and fit…
Do you have Zipp wheels now? Would you prefer to have a new pair? A new pair of Zipp’s with all the new technology (wider rims, dimpling, better braking, disc brake compatibility, less side wind effect…)? Are you not getting a new disc brake bike because you have nice caliper brake wheels? Is getting rid…
Cycling coach Hunter Allen will be speaking at Fit Werx² in Peabody, MA on Tuesday, March 19th at 6:30 p.m.! Hunter will be discussing the new, 3rd-edition of the path-breaking Training and Racing with a Power Meter (TRWPM), which will be released this month. Autographed books will be available for purchase! Come learn from the guy that pioneered the power training principles and…
We’ve been keeping an eye on Quintana Roo the past few years. The company was very arguably the first dedicated triathlon specific bike company; they played a major role inventing what we now think of as the modern triathlon bike. Always based in offering high value parts for the dollar, QR has been a player…