Cervelo P2 by Cervelo Cycles: Material: Carbon Fiber Geometry: Performance Tri/TT Price Category: Framesets $1500-$2000. Built Bikes $2000-$3000. Components: Ultegra mix or Fit Werx Custom. Who is it for? The Cervelo P2 is for the triathlete or TT rider looking for a proven and reliable performer that is value priced and well equipped. Noteworthy: The…
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…
Your Power Meter is the Best Wind Tunnel Available By Dean Phillips, Lead Fitter and Co-owner of Fit Werx² If you have a power meter mounted on your bike, you already own a mobile and accurate wind tunnel. Aerodynamic drag field testing is easier than ever to perform. When executed properly, field testing can actually…
by Jim Weaver, Service Manager, Fit Werx, VT The Cervelo P5 was a ground-breaking bike when it was introduced in the summer of 2012. As is common with many TT and tri bikes now, the rear brake caliper of the P5 is hidden behind the bottom bracket. As a general rule, hidden rear brakes are…
Are you considering working with a bike fitter who guarantees that they can quantifiably show you an increase in your power from their fitting? It is not uncommon that I hear people say their fitter promised, and then showed them, a quantifiable 20 to 50 watts of power increase. The reality is that bike fitters…
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…
CERVELO P5 – INITIAL IMPRESSIONS by Jim Weaver, Service Manager Fit Werx, VT Earlier this summer, we built one of the very first Cervelo P5’s in New England. I had intended to immediately post a short article summarizing my impressions, but one thing led to another and I was delayed. Bruce and I both…
by Jim Weaver, Service Manager, Fit Werx VT After the frameset, the most important element to a bike’s ride characteristics is the wheels. Good wheels can transform a mediocre bike into a very good bike. Wheels are, unfortunately, an element largely ignored by major manufacturers, who tend to spec wheels on their bikes that simply…
Local race promoter, Jean Lacroix of Sparta Synergy put on a race weekend at Thunder Road in Barre, VT on June 23rd and 24th. Events included individual and team time trials as well as a "points" race. Thunder Road is a half-mile, banked tracked that plays host to local stock car junkies during the summer…
Any former rowers out there? Having trained and raced with a cycling power meter for 10 years now I often find myself looking back at my collegiate rowing days and comparing power outputs across both sports. Concept II, the company that for as long as I remember has been the leading manufacturer of rowing…
In 2011, we had been looking for a new wheel line to compliment what we have been offering and replace some holes left by other brands. As arguably the inventor of the carbon fiber bicycle rim/wheel in the ‘80’s, Corima kept coming up as a brand that really was offering some excellent riding wheels that…
CAMPAGNOLO EPS SYSTEM By Jim Weaver, Service Manager Fit Werx, Waitsfield, VT As many of you know, Campagnolo recently formally introduced its electronic shifting system, dubbed EPS, to the market. Campagnolo has been working on this electronic system for over 20 years, so there has been some anticipation regarding its final release. Why so long? …