The Cervelo S5 was revolutionary in appearance and performance when it first appeared at the Tour de France and it is still setting the standard for aero road bike performance today. Seeing as the biggest change to the S5 for 2013 was in the paint (same frame construction and very similar spec), Fit Werx's made…
This featured bike bargain is the Parlee Z5 built with a SRAM Force group. The Parlee Z5 is unquestionably one of the very nicest riding and best fitting production carbon road frames on the market. Parlee is a specialty builder and their experience in carbon manufacturing is evident throughout the fabrication and design of the…
Here's Rich pre-Swim at the USA Triathlon Nationals August 18, 2012 As many of you may know the Fit Werx family was hit hard by the drowning death of our friend Rich Angelo at USA Triathlon Nationals in Burlington, VT on August 18th. It was his Wedding Annivesary that day. Rich’s goal was…
PARLEE FACTORY TOUR By Jim Weaver, Service Manager Fit Werx, VT My wife had to make another trip to Boston to visit the harp retail and repair store in Salem. So, I tagged along to take the opportunity to visit the Parlee factory in Beverly, MA. I had visited the factory about 1 1/2…
I recently wrote a piece about Dean Phillips for our blog and it made me realize how lucky we are as a company to have the staff that we do. Today, I want to give some attention to Marty Miserandino – the glue that holds Fit Werx in MA together on a daily basis. First…
Trek and Ironman are offering an exclusive deal for Trek customers who want to take a new 9 Series Speed Concept to Ironman Florida or Wisconsin! Consumers who purchase a 2013 Trek Speed Concept 9-Series bicycle or frameset will receive one free entry into their choice of the 2013 Ironman Florida or Wisconsin events, even…
Like a bicycle, a business is the sum of its parts and Fit Werx is fortunate to have so many good “parts”. I’m lucky to be surrounded by the people that I work with – I see characteristics in each of them that enrich my life on a regular basis and I wanted to share…
Dean’s Green Mountain Stage Race Report – Cat 2 Field – 91 riders. I kept them all on one long report so you only need to click on one link! Stage 1 – Time Trial – 5.6 miles I came to this race specifically to hammer this stage; confident I could get into the…
Dean's Mt Washington Race Report 8/18/12 1:04:47, 372 avg watts. 23rd overall, 1st place Clydesdale (190+ lb riders) First off, I can't think about this day without remembering my good friend, customer, and training partner Rich Angelo, who died tragically during the swim leg of the USAT National Triathlon Championship this same morning in Burlington,…
Parlee just announced an official price reduction on their great riding Z5 frameset and complete bikes. Supplies and sizes are limited, so call/e-mail to get your name on one of these ASAP if you want one! Z5 White Frameset $2500 $3700 Z5 White Ultegra, 3T Pro, 6700-TL $4300 $5500 …
Norwell Circuit Race – Masters 35+ Field – 1st Place We did 10 laps of a 2.3 mile circuit on good pavement closed to traffic. There was a short steep hill leading up to the finish line, and then the rest of the loop was a rolling descent. We had only 32 starters in…
Jessie Donavan has ridden on teams we have sponsored before (most recently the Burris Logistics-Fit Werx road team) and picked up a new Cervelo P3 from us last year. Jessie has always been super strong, but hit a whole new high this past week by winning the overall at Ironman Lake Placid! 9:47:39. Great job…