While Felt makes some of the fastest, most exotic triathlon bicycles available anywhere, such as the Felt IA and DA series of bikes, not everyone is willing to make the investment necessary for one of these speed machines. This being said, Felt has an answer for those seeking a high performance, entry-level tri bike that…
The JTek Engineering Shiftmate matches otherwise incompatible components for lower gearing made easy for a relatively low price. Over the past 15 years, maybe more, there has been one pretty universal rule in cycling components: You cannot mix and match drivetrain components from different manufacturers. For example, Shimano shifters will not work properly with SRAM…
The Parlee Z-Zero XD is designed to be a “quiver killer” – a capable bike that can take the place of many others and take on any road (and even some trails) and win. Does it succeed? More Roads. More Rides. Over the past few years I have found my riding more varied than ever…
The Eagle has landed! Well, not really, more like it has been announced. On March 24, 2016, SRAM announced two new mountain bike drivetrain groups, a new XX1 for cross country riders and X01 for trail riders, dubbed SRAM XX1 Eagle & SRAM X01 Eagle. The most significant features of these two new 1X drivetrains…
Fatback Bikes – Alaskan Fat Bike Original At Fit Werx, we like to carry brands that show focus and specialization at what they do whenever we can. When it comes to Fat Bikes, Fatback Bikes from Alaska is a core original. From Iditabike competition to fun four season rides with your friends, good luck…
The Felt Decree 1 reviewed here uses the same FAST Suspension design as the Felt Decree 3 we have mentioned before, but the Decree 1 uses higher grade carbon fiber in the frame and offers a higher parts spec overall. The Felt Decree 1 is the second to top-of-the-line trail bike in Felt’s Decree line…
Ian already posted some impressions of the Felt LEBOWSKe, electric Fat Bike along with a video (below) showing just how much fun this bike can make a workout and just how fast the bike can be ridden. Now that you have seen why you should find the Felt LEBOWSKe intriguing, I thought that I would…
I’ll admit it, I’m a bit of a weight weenie when it comes to my bicycles. My road bikes usually weigh 15 lbs or less, my Moots Rogue YBB mountain bike is about 22 lbs, and the full suspension mountain bike I’m planning at the moment will be in the 25 lbs range. This being…
The design of the Fatback Rhino follows the same brief as the Fatback Skookum: a go anywhere bike, ready for snow, sand, or the trail. I just finished building a new Fatback Rhino for a client of our Vermont shop and wanted to take the opportunity to talk a bit more about this bike as…
FELT V55 – A DISC BRAKE ADVENTURE BIKE FOR THE BUDGET CONSCIENCE In 2015, Felt introduced the V line of Adventure Bikes, with two models: the Felt V100 at $999 and the Felt V85 at $1,499. These bikes are aimed directly at the burgeoning adventure bike market and were really good values at their particular…
A Full Carbon Fat Bike Capable of Being Ridden Year Round Winter is officially here! In addition to our Fat Bike offerings from Felt, Moots and Surly, Fit Werx is fortunate to represent Fatback, one of the true pioneers of Fat Bikes and still one of the finest. Among other innovations, Fatback introduced the Fat…
Why do a good number of bikes equipped with BB30/PressFit type bottom brackets develop creaks? Well, there can be a number of causes. • If the hole through the frame’s bottom bracket is not absolutely perpendicular to the frame, then the crank axle will be slightly angled. That angled crank passes through bearings that are…