Continuing our exploration of the list of road bicycle technologies that have been the biggest innovations since our inception, today we talk about e-bikes. Amongst cyclists, a discussion about e-bikes was more likely in 1899 than 1999.   Seriously.    However, things can change quickly.   In 2023, e-bikes are by far the greatest growth sector of the […]Read More

From handlebars to saddles, we have been happy to see a variety of ergonomic improvements and broader options in a host of fit based components.   It is great that all riders are not being treated alike and that there is more understanding that there are many people who need handlebars wider and narrower than 40cm […]Read More

Top Road Bicycle Technologies of the Past 20 Years – On-Bike Electronics While electronic shifting, ebikes and the second generation of Smart Trainers are deserving of their own separate categories on our list of most innovative road and triathlon cycling products of the past twenty years, other electronic innovations merit mention too.   Some of the […]Read More

Compact Cranks & Wide Range Cassettes We are biased by our hilly area, but the enhancement that having adequate gearing on your bike offers is hard to overstate.   A 53/39 crankset with a 12-25 was considered “low” gearing around twenty years ago.   Today, 1:1 is a common starting point for paved road gearing in hilly […]Read More

We recently released our list of the top road and triathlon bike innovations that have come out since the inception of Fit Werx in 2001.  Smart indoor bike trainers is definitely on this list. While the first readily available smart trainers came out in the ‘80’s, computer technology has come a long way since.   With […]Read More