Reviews of Products: Clothing/Accessories/Trainers Fit Werx is proud to be full line bike shop and we carry parts, accessories, clothing and shoes from many of the best manufacturers. We also have access to most accessories and components available on the market today. Below is a sampling of what we offer. Most anything we don’t stock, we would…
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text margin_bottom=”30″] Reviews and Articles: Components & Accessories Visit our Mechanical Services page for tutorials and instructions on servicing components. Accessories-General: * Accessories. What do I need beyond the bike? * Great Underrated Cycling Accessories & Components Aerobars: * Clip-On Aerobar Features and Fit Comparison * S-Bend Aerobars Bearings: * Bearing Grades and Quality *…
Bicycle Fit – What You Need to Know View All Articles on This Subject This section of our site is dedicated to articles that can help you understand bicycle fit better and to help you sort through the options so that you can select the best possible fitter and system.Selecting a bicycle fit is different…
Get a New Bike Fit Before You Get a New Bike In addition to including all of the analysis and steps in an Existing Bike Fitting, the New Bike Fit includes analysis of how your riding position relates to bike geometry. We will review the best fitting bike options with you for your budget. We…
Make the Most of Your Bike With an Existing Bike Fit In an Existing Bike Fit, we provide individualized recommendations on changes you can make to your existing bike and to your body mechanics to create comfort and efficiency. If you choose, we can make some or all of these changes to your bike immediately following…
Tech Center Archive Ian Buchanan, co-owner of Fit Werx, VT has written Triathlete Magazine’s “Tech Support” articles as a contributing writer since 2001 and is a Serotta International Cycling Institute (SICI) core instructor. Dean Phillips, co-owner of Fit Werx2, writes” Bike Tech by Fit Werx” for beginnertriathlete.com Power Consumption Variables Power Consumption Overview Rider Aerodynamics…
I recently took on my first hour record attempt in Milton, Ontario at the Mattamy Velodrome. Michael Kolesar hosts an annual “Day of the Hour” event where eight “lucky” riders sign up to bury themselves to challenge national or world records. All the complicated UCI rules and officials are in place along with doping control,…
“Shall We Play A Game?” In the 1983 movie “War Games”, the WOPR computer, AKA “Joshua”, asks, “Shall we play a game?”. The game? Thermonuclear war. In the end, after playing tic-tac-toe against itself, the computer, thankfully, decides it can’t win the game. While it sometimes feels like tic-tac-toe is determining our fate, Artificial Intelligence…
How Often Should I Have My Bike Fit Checked? Bike fit is as static or dynamic as you are. Things can change and your fit should change with them. Some of the reasons a fresh check on your riding position may be in order include the following: Your riding habits have changed – frequency, distance,…
When the seasons transition between riding indoor and outside are usually when we receive the most questions about fit related issues. And for good reason. While you may be on the same bike and same riding position, riding a bike indoors and riding a bike outdoors are different experiences. Also, many riders don’t maintain their…
Our bike fittings are technique intense and there is too much riding posture and technique information to absorb all at once. Your take-home materials from your fitting include postural video and comments to help you reflect and practice later. These materials just scratch the surface of an extensive topic though. Many back, knee, neck, shoulder…
Proper biking posture, bike fit and back pain are deeply intertwined. If you experience discomfort while riding, it’s critical you address this issue with an experienced bike fitter. Up to 70% of regular (non-competitive) cyclists experience cervical, dorsal, or lumbar back pain, largely because their bicycles are not fitted properly. In fact, the Chaim Sheba…