FORT STREET CYCLE

Wednesday, March 31, 2010

Vote for your favourite bike shop and other fave businesses for this year's Best of Victoria contest. You'll be entered to win $100, just make sure to answer at least 40 questions for your entry to count! Thanks!!

Best of Victoria Contest Entry Form

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Let's recognize the best of Greater Victoria! Black Press will publish our Best of the City special edition in June. Vote for your favourite in the categories below! Your completed entry form is your automatic entry to win $100 cash. One entry per household. Employees of participating sponsors are not eligible to win. Winner will be notified by phone.

Tuesday, March 23, 2010

Serotta Custom Handcrafted pieces of ART!!!

The Ultimate Cycling Experience...
From fit to finish, your Serotta Custom bicycle is designed and fit for you and you alone. Your bike starts at Fort Street Cycle whit a Personal Fit by a Serotta-certified Fit Technician who gets to know everything about you as a cyclist. Together, you determine the characteristics of the bicycle that will inspire you to perform to your maximum potential.
Materials are selected to provide the stiffness, responsiveness and vertical compliance you desire. Frame geometry is tailored to keep you relaxed and powerful from first pedal stroke to last. Tubing is tuned for optimal performance according to your size, weight and riding style. Paint and finishing touches are just as you want them to be. The result is confidence-inspiring performance coupled with an incomparably smooth and responsive ride. It's why you ride Serotta.

OTTROTT

Since its introduction in 2002, the Ottrott has set the standard for the ultimate in ride quality, durability, comfort and performance together in one bicycle. Today's Ottrott uses our latest Integrated Technology to extract the best properties of carbon fiber and titanium for drive-train stiffness, responsiveness and absorption of road vibration. The Ottrott is an exceptional bike for long miles in the saddle, aggressive climbs and rapid descents. Like every Serotta, the Ottrott is 100% handcrafted in the USA.

Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Project California Version 1

Sunday, February 7, 2010

Cervélo Cycles Inc. and Vroomen White Design win Zurich’s Canadian Manufacturer of the Year Award

Friday, December 18, 2009

FELT Z4

It’s stiff enough for optimal pedaling efficiency yet smooth and compliant enough to keep you fresh during epic rides. That’s why Garmin-Slipstream pros often choose carbon fiber Felt Z bikes for certain rugged classics-style European races. The lightweight, dependable components of the Z4 round out this performance package.

Frame: UHM Ultra-High Modulus Modular Carbon Fiber
Fork: Felt 1.3 HM High Modulus Carbon Design
Headset: FSA
Stem: Felt 2.1
Handlebar: Felt 1.3
Shifters: Shimano Ultegra
Front Der: Shimano Ultegra
Rear Der: Shimano Ultegra
Crankset: Shimano Ultegra Compact
Chain: Shimano Ultegra
Freewheel: Shimano Ultegra
Brakes: Shimano Ultegra
Saddle: Felt 2.2 Anatomic Road Saddle
Seat Post: Felt 1.2 Carbon Fiber Design
Rims: Fulcrum Racing 7
Tires: Vittoria Rubino Pro

Saturday, November 14, 2009

Latest Arrival

Adamo Racing Saddle
THE ORIGINAL – and still our top-of-the-line performance saddle for triathletes and time trialers. Designed for aggressive riding in the 0* to 30* hip angle position (aero bars). This seat offers superb comfort in a normally uncomfortable position. The Adamo Racing is completely UCI compliant for time trialing. It even sports a nifty transition rack hook on the back for racking your bike. Uses light weight foam and gel pads with titanium alloy rails. 245mm long and 130mm wide.

Adamo Road Saddle
The little brother of the Adamo Racing saddle. Same winning design, but with more gel and foam padding. Several athletes prefer this model for 70.3 and Ironman distance competition. The additional padding also lends itself for riding in and out of the aero bars. Designed for 0*-90* hip angle positions. The Adamo Road also boasts the transition hook on the rear. With cr-mo rails. 245mm long and 135mm wide.

Typhoon Saddle
This is the workhorse of our product line and offers ultimate comfort with its plush padding. The Typhoon works in all applications be it road riding, triathlon, commuting, or trails. Truly a Jack of All Trades. Uses plush foam padding with gel, a Lycra cover and stainless steel rails. 235mm long and 145mm wide.

Friday, November 13, 2009

TRIATHLON BIKE SPECIALS

November 13th - 14th - 15th

Giant Aeryn Alliance

Featuring Woman’s Specific Geometry

Vision Triathlon Bar, Aero Wheels

Reg. $2499.99  Sale $1799.99

Giant Trinity Alliance

Vision Triathlon Bar, Dura Ace/Ultegra Equipped

Reg. $2799.99  Sale $1999.99

Kuota K-Factor

Reg. $2699.99  Sale $1999.99

Kuota Kalibur

Reg. $4199.99  Sale $2699.99

Cannondale Slice 3

Reg. $4499.99  Sale $3499.99

Cannondale Slice Frameset

Aluminum

Reg. $999.99  Sale $399.99

Free F.I.S.T. fitting with the purchase of a Tri Bike

Limited Sizing

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Dynamic Bike Fitting Service

Why do you need a bike fit?

1. Reduce the risk of injury.

2. Improve ride comfort.

3. Enhance pedaling dynamics.

4. Optimize Aerodynamics.

5. Maximize the bikes handling characteristics.

We believe that your bike fitment should be determined before you test ride or purchase a bike.

Why:

1. It greatly improves your chances of making the correct decision when picking a bike.

2. It enables you to test ride bikes that fit you and your riding style.

3. It gives you the correct baseline in which to truly compare bikes.

4. It saves you money!!! By taking the guess work out of your purchasing decision.

What does a Road or Triathlon bike fit include?

1. Client questionnaire and interview.

2. Physical assessment of effective leg length, hamstring, back flexibility, and Hip range of motion.

3. Body measurements.

4. Foot assessment.

5. Recommendations on additional foot support or shimming of the foot pedal interface.

6. Cleat adjustments (for/aft and rotational).

7. Saddle height adjustments.

8. Saddle for/aft and tilt adjustments.

9. Handle bar height and reach adjustments.

10. SpinScan analysis.

11. Suggestions on improving pedaling technique.

12. Dartfish motion capture analysis.

13. Copy of your bike fit coordinates to take home.

Tools of the trade:

Bike Fit Simulator

The Kobila from Exit Cycling is the heart and souls of our dynamic bike fitting tools. It gives us the ability to make quick and accurate changes to both the saddle and handle bar height and for/aft positions. Giving our clients the ability to try many bike fit iterations.

Computrainer

The multi-color torque graph represents one full 360° revolution divided into 15° segments. The left/right leg percentage power splits give you the feedback needed to pedal in "circles". It will identify "flat" or "dead" spots in the pedal stroke where optimal power is not transferred to the drive train. A dynamic bike fit utilizing SpinScan is an excellent way to take the subjectivity and guesswork out of the bike fit process. And the ATA (Average Torque Angle) displayed on the Polar Graph helps you adjust your position for optimum power.

DartFish

Dartfish is the most advanced video technology available on the market. With dartfish we are able to record digital video of our client while they ride the bike under normal riding intensities. We can then take these video clips, play them back in real time or in slow motion to analiys body position on the bike. With the ability of slowing down the video it enables us to see the pedal stroke at a much more accurate level. Stopping these videos in key positions we can accurately measure critical body angles and analyis pedaling technique. Dartfish is truly the best way to accurately analyzing your bike position.

By utilizing the Bike fit simulator, Computrainer’s SpinScan Analysis and DartFish Video Analysis we have made the bike fitting process at Fort Street Cycle truly dynamic.

Book a Fitting?

All of our fittings are by appointment so we can give you the best possible experience.

You can book by phone:

250-384-6665 or by email

email@fortstreetcycle.ca

What to bring?

1. Your existing bike.

2. Shoes.

3. Pedals.

4. Cycling shorts & jersey.

New Cyclist

If you are new to cycling and don’t yet have shoes, shorts, etc. No problem. Let us know when you book your appointment and we will allow some extra time to help you pick out your cycling gear. If you are new to clipless pedals, during the fitting is the perfect time to learn.