Guru Sidero Review

Guru Sidero Review

Guru Sidero Material: Tig welded, butted, air hardened chromoly steel. Rider matched for stiffness and compliance. Geometry: Stock or Custom Price Category: Framesets: $2000-$2500. Built Bikes $3000+. Components: Factory Spec or Fit Werx Rider Matched Who is it for? The Guru Sidero is for the performance oriented road rider/racer looking for a responsive no-nonsense bike…

Bicycle Chain Catchers

Bicycle Chain Catchers

Almost all bike riders have experienced a chain being thrown off the inside of the inner chain ring during shifting.  Regardless of how well your derailleur is adjusted, or how good your shifting technique, it is almost inevitable that you will throw your chain at some point.   Just ask Andy Schleck, he arguably lost the…

Parlee ESX Review

Parlee ESX Review

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…

Why Electronic Shifting on Bicycles will Continue to Grow in Popularity

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….

Praxis Works Conversion Bottom Bracket for Specialized OS Frames

PRAXIS WORKS CONVERSION BOTTOM BRACKET FOR SPECIALIZED OS BIKES by Jim Weaver, Service Manager, Fit Werx, VT Last winter, I posted an article about the Praxis conversion bottom bracket and you can read about the general design of these helpful bottom brackets on that post.  Shimano crankset spindles are built at 24mm and are thus…