I wrote an article for Lava Magazine earlier this year about a quest to find two more seconds in a 3 Km pursuit – a race that is over in just three and half minutes long. Now that the season is over, I can summarize the results of my efforts to gain these two seconds….
A version of this article was first printed in the April 2016 issue of I just finished my afternoon bike fitting. While the shop is closing for the night soon, I find myself assembling a new aerobar for my track bike. Testing shows this aerobar is faster than my existing aerobar, but I plan on…
Looking at all the bicycle seats that claim to be the “best bicycle seat” or the “most comfortable bicycle seat”, and how many riders have chronic saddle issues regardless of the number of seats they try, it becomes apparent that the bicycle seat may actually not be the big reason people are uncomfortable. So, if the biggest…
Fit Werx was happy to be included in a recent Bicycling Magazine article on bike fitting myths and realities. Check it out… On a related note, the closing in the article says that we offer technique advice in about 50% of our fittings. This was a misquote – we include technique advice in every Fit…
Fit Werx founder Ian Buchanan presented a workshop at the 2016 TriMania Expo in Boston titled, “5 MPH Faster Without Working Any Harder”. The presentation explored and prioritized the time savings that are available for triathletes and TT riders going from a standard road bike to a triathlon specific bike. As the title states, there…
Whether it be the internet or your local bike shop, you can get a bike fit of some sort from a huge variety of places today. Some fits are equipment based, some fits are convenience based, some are just plain bad. We did a presentation at the VT Challenge Ride recently on how to make…
There are a host of combined technique items that often relate to saddle issues and trying to explain all of them at once would be overwhelming. Proper bike fit/set-up and saddle selection can solve saddle issues for many riders, but problems often persist for others when there are technique and postural elements that go beyond…
The article below is great for more than just runners and triathletes. It can serve as an excellent template for newer riders or anyone wanting to ride faster and climb stronger on the bike. Be sure to check out Tri-Hard coaching for other helpful articles and consider inviting a quality coach to help you become…
Dean’s 2015 Purgatory 35+ Race Report – 2nd Place Purgatory is the State Championship race and usually marks the end of the Spring road race season, yet this year it would be my first real race. An exciting early race season schedule saw Marblehead and Miles Standish get cancelled, a broken wheel at Battenkill, too…
Some of the more common chronic ailments riders have are saddle discomfort issues. Whether it is friction and sores; numbness and pressure on the soft tissue up-front; or sore sit bones, saddle discomfort on a bicycle is no fun at best and extremely limiting at worst. While proper bike fit/set-up and saddle selection can solve…
Gran Fondo New York is the biggest race that really isn’t a race, but sure felt like one. This year’s 100-mile GFNY was going to be the championship event for a dozen GFNY events run worldwide this past year so the competition would be stronger than ever. Get yourself to the George Washington Bridge kitted…
Jason Gootman and Will Kirousis | Tri-Hard (www.tri-hard.com) Are you using kick-ass training principles? Or just logging lots of miles? These principles are the ways the best triathletes in the world train. And you can adopt them today! Are you ready to stop just logging miles and really get fast? 1) Swim, ride, and run…