As part of a regular monthly feature supported by 2XU (www.2xu.co.uk), Tri247 is going to be going up and down the country introducing you to the shops and staff that work hard to give you access to lots of triathlon goodies! So, if you haven’t been to your local shop this is the ideal opportunity to find out a bit more about them and pop in and say hello!

This month we are in the South West region meeting the boys and girls of Total Fitness Bath.

Total Fitness Bath has been trading for some 22 years and crams a huge amount of triathlon gear and bikes into a small space so there are loads of goodies to look at!
We have a full workshop which can cope with anything from changing a puncture through to the full custom build of your dream bike and now have a brand new website offering all sorts of deals on bikes and equipment. All bike types are sold from kids bikes, right through to a fully pimped Pinarello which cost one customer £8500!

Brands stocked include: Pinarello, FSA, Carnac, Saucony, ITM, Fizik, Profile, Garmin, Powertap, Hutchinson, 1000-mile, Shimano, Orca, Assos, Specialized, BMC, Quintana Roo, Speedplay, Craft, Selle Italia, Continental, Polar, Michelin, Hilly, Elite, Campagnolo, Mavic, Lightweight, Colnago, Orbea, Northwave, San Marco, SPIUK, Vittoria, Schwalbe, SRAM, 2XU, Blue Seventy, Northwave, High 5, Rock Shox, Chris King, Fulcrum, Giordana, Giro, Lupine, Powerbar, Nuun, Hope, Easton, Cateye, Briko, Time, SIS, Ridley, Oakley, Rudy Project, Merlin, Litespeed, Avid, Fox, Timex, Catlike, Tri Girl

Total Fitness Bath sponsor the Concept Sport (www.conceptsport.co.uk) Series, as well supporting athletes and team riders including:

• Julie Dibens
• Mark Threlfall
• Aaron Harris
• Toby Jameson (pictured)
• Jack Grundy
• Matthew Sharp
• Mark Livesey
• Caroline Graham-Brown

Things you might not know about: Total Fitness Bath

• Andy Rolley swam 400 IM in the 1992 Olympic Games and was on the UK national swim team for 10 years.
• Adrian Smith completed the French Commando course and was an Army PTI.
• Paul Shenton has a Phd in Metallurgy.
• Sarah Rolley grew up in sunny South Africa and one of her many jobs before settling at TF Bath was as a milk tester for Dairy Crest.
• Andy & Sarah have recently added to the TF team with their lovely little boy Cameron, born last November!
• Liam Perkins, the newest member of staff, used to be an order picker at Chickens (the bike parts supplier) and until recently sported blonde and brown spotted hair (shaved off now!)

For other shops in this series, see:

• TriSport Coaching UK
• Runaround Sports and Health
• Royles
• Total Fitness Nottingham (TFN)
• Bicycleworks
• Bike and Run
• Primera
• Sigma Sport