the cyclefit fondo - tour of the marshes
We're holding our inaugural sportive on September 19th 2010 on the twisting windswept roads of Romney Marsh and the technically demanding hills in the Weald of Kent.
The start and finish is at Folkestone Race Course which is only an hours drive from London and there are two distances of 100km and 150km.
For more information and entry details please visit: Cyclefit Events
cyclefit @ the etape - 16th-18th july 2010
L'Etape Expo, Pau Racecourse, Pau, France
Cyclefit will be in attendance at the official Etape du Tour du Mondovelo Expo at Pau Racecourse from lunchtime on Friday 16th July until Saturday 17th July).
On display will be bikes from Serotta and Guru and we will be on hand to discuss any questions you may have.
We will also have our Sidas Conformable footbed machine in operation and our Serotta Sizecycle should you need any last minute position adjustments or are just curious how Cyclefit works.
Cyclefit Feed station, The Tourmalet, France
On Sunday morning we will relocate to the lower slopes of the Tourmalet to provide refreshments to Cyclefit's and GPM10's customers. Supplies may become limited so priority will be given to riders wearing Cyclefit or GPM10 jerseys.
We look forward to seeing you.
We would like to confirm that the 2009 Etape by popular consensus was a bloody brute. To the extent that the CycleFit's guerilla feedstop halfway to Chalet Reynard was increasingly stressed as the afternoon proceeded. Full report
Click to download CycleFit Countown to Ventoux pdf
Jules and Phil's Etape Blog
11 Things You Need To Know About Ventoux
CycleFit News Pre-Etape
ventoux - 11 things you need to know
2009 Etape - Mont Ventoux - More Moon than Mountain
Those of us that agree that the Ventoux is in fact terrifying split into two groups - 1. those of us that have ridden it and 2. those that have not. We preview the Giant of Provence and tell you all need to know. For now at least ..more
Mallorca Training Camp - 17th-24th April, 24th April-1st May 2010.
Location: Club Pollensa
Unfortunately the first week was cancelled due to the Volcanic Ash cloud, but the second week had beautiful weather and great rides, you can find out more on Jules' blog here ..more.
Cyclefit Etape recce trips - 26th-28th May, 28th-30th May 2010. Location: The Pyrenees
Based at the Laurent Fignon Centre we rode the 2010 l'Etape du Tour route over two days, can we still use the word 'epic' to decribe the route? Find out more on Jules' Blog ..more.
A fantastic article that takes you through the whole conception and construction process of having your own tailored piece of bike-jewellery called into creation:
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Quick, name another company producing stock and full custom Steel, Ti, metal-carbon mixes and full Carbon, manufacturing their own carbon tubing and lugs and also providing a international fitting school…" ..continue reading
Warrick wins guildford crit for 3rd time
Warrick 'Speedy' Spence dominated a class field on Wed 8th July to register his third win at this prestigious event. Who needs consistency when you can be this good on your best day eh? Heavily marked as the pre-race favourite, Mr Spence waited for the sprint and easily pulled away from his nearest rival. Riding his very distinctive and heavily crashed Glider WingTip, Mr Spence seems to be finding his summer 'Campsite Legs' ..more
ITS NOT ABOUT THE CLIMBS!!
CYCLEFIT'S (CONTRAVERSIAL) GUIDE TO SURVIVING THE 2008 ETAPE
We introduce the 'Wall-Cavell Paradox'. Mathemetical proof that if you are still looking to the climbs to maximise your performance,
then you are looking in the wrong place. We of course show you all the right places ..more
Boy from the black stuff
King of Carbon - Mike Lopez - CycleFit Interview
"But just like Merlot grapes can be crafted into beautiful Pomerol or a cheap cloying mess, so the basic ingredients in carbon-fibre can result in engineering genius or a tragic mis-judgement. Never did any bike material contain so much potential for good and bad. And rarely have any hands been safer than Mike's" ..more
cyclefit attends sici in colorado
SICI stands for Serotta International Cycling Institute - it is the biggest conference of its type in the
world. SICI aims to pool the collective knowledge of the finest scientific cycling brains in the world. Read CycleFit's nightly blog from Colorado..more
chris carmichael and Serotta Join Forces
This has been quickly labelled 'The Dream-team' in the USA - the world's most finely crafted custom bicycles aligned with the world's most successful and famous coach.
"Renewing an alliance that started back in the 1980's when Chris Carmichael rode a Serotta bicycle as a member of the 7-Eleven Professional Cycling Team, Ben Serotta's world-class frames will now be ridden by all of Carmichael Training Systems coaches. This new affiliation makes Serotta the official bicycle of Carmichael Training Systems, Inc" ..more
pez gets cyclefitted
PezCycling's Nick O'Brien by his own confession was the 'most cynical person' about the efficacy and possible benefits of bike fitting. So we put him with one of our most experienced technicians - CycleFit Director Julian Wall - could Julian's direct and no-nonsence approach to his subject win Nick over and improve his
performance? ..more
Tim Don at cyclefit
We are proud to be working with 2006 World Triathlete Champion Tim Don. We had our first session with Tim on Thursday 29th November. Jules and Anthony measured Tim for custom Rocket 7 shoes, Sidas custom footbeds as well as looking at his general road position. Other sessions will follow to review his 'aero' position' and scan his feet for eSoles custom footbeds.
serotta r&d development and testing
Serotta have a long tradition of taking their entire marketing budget and 're-directing' it into R&D. So as well as being the most spectacularly over-engineered frames in history they are also the safest. MeiVici Development and Serotta Testing
ROGER HAMMOND, HIS FEET AND CYCLEFIT
Roger Hammond - T-Mobile Pro, hero of 2007 Gent-Wevelgem, Ex Junior Cyclo-X Champion and all round road hard-man - came to our doors with an ongoing issue with sore feet. Six hours later we had him scanned for a set of eSole custom footbeds and re-designed his bike position. Feedback from Roger has so far been positive. We will be monitoring progress as he adapts to our changes over the season and posting updates on our site (good and bad).
CYCLEFIT IS NEW CENTRAL LONDON ZIPP CENTRE
That means demo-wheels, customised-wheels (Zed Tech), servicing and a full range of beautiful and fast Zipp products. Warrick has been racing on custom and standard Zipps for three seasons now and wouldn't be seen on anything else..more
SEROTTA FIERTE BEATS SPECIALIZED ROUBAIXS Bicycling Magazine recently awarded a steel Serotta Fierte '2007 Editor's Choice Plush Road Bike' in a direct head-to-head with the ubiquitous Specialized Roubaix ..more
ALLESANDRO COLNAGO VISITS OUR TdF OPEN HOUSEDuring the Tour week in London. Plenty of good Italian wine was drunk and beautiful Colnago bikes stroked ..more
BLOOD-BATH AT MEAT-MARKET! Mr Spence's death or glory charge at the Smithfields's
Nocturne divides opinion - some called it brave some insane..more
SICI SEMINAR ON CYCLING SCIENCE
We were invited to join the 'Rock Stars'of Cycling Science at the first SICI (Serotta International Cycling Institute) in Boulder Colorado Jan 21st-24th..more
COLNAGO TEAM BIKES AT CYCLEFIT
Its The Tour weekend and we have Alessandro Petacchi's Giro bike on display - click for proof ..more
BEN SEROTTA LECTURES IN LONDON An American Frame Builder In London - Ben comes over and talks about his life and bikes at Covent Garden Hotel. The very next day we have a Serotta Test Day at Dysart Arms in Petersham followed by a group ride led by Ben..more
CYCLEFIT ANNOUNCED AS CENTRAL LONDON'S COLNAGO DEALER We have made a few custom Colnago's over the years but this was a shock even to us - but a very pleasant one it must be said. CycleFit is the only shop in the world to only sell Serotta and Colnago..more
WARRICK SPENCE THE FASTEST MAN NOT IN A STRAIGHT LINE Warrick is fast around corners. He prays for rain, cobbles and hairpins. He wants an assault course not a criterium circuit. His competition openly discuss just how fast he is through the bends - here he is styling it up at Crawley 2007..more
SEROTTA ALPINE DEMO FLEET
New for 2007 we decided to run two demo fleets - one based in London and a second at the home of our mountain partner GPM10 - you can ride a MeiVici on the Galibier or an Ottrott on the Izoard - it is all possible ..more
THE SUNDAY TIMES WRITE ABOUT US
Sunday December 10th 2006 'In Gear' - 'It's All About The Bike' - Written by Richard Caseby, 'Cycle addict, on his quest for perfection with a custom made £4,000 dream machine ..more
