Rob3rt
Man or Moose!
- Location
- Manchester
That's not strictly correct though is it?
Bike Fitting
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That's not strictly correct though is it?
Arjimlad
Tights of Cydonia
- Location
- South Glos
I was chatting with a LBS owner in Bristol yesterday who happens to be a three-time Olympic professional cyclist.
He offers a bike fit service for less than £100, then if you buy a bike, the cost of the bike fit is deducted from the price of the bike.
When my bike fund is back in the black, I think I will probably take the opportunity to have a proper fitting even though I don't want a new bike.
He offers a bike fit service for less than £100, then if you buy a bike, the cost of the bike fit is deducted from the price of the bike.
When my bike fund is back in the black, I think I will probably take the opportunity to have a proper fitting even though I don't want a new bike.
Andrew_Culture
Internet Marketing bod
- Location
- The People's Republic Of Suffolk.
Seems like a reasonable deal.
A couple of weeks ago I took my bike to my local lbs (Two Wheels Only in Tamworth) to have a service and afterwards a bike fit.
The guys there are great and like Arejimlad Martin has ridden for Great Britain. The changes made included raising my seat, moving it backwards and the flipping the stem. The strange thing is that by making these adjustments I felt more relaxed and had more of a bend in my arms.
The first couple of times I went out after the fit I did get a little cramp in the calf muscle of my left leg, but a quick stretch got rid of this and I did remember being told that it will take time for my body to adjust, which it has. I now am able to get more power down quicker, stay seated in the saddle when going up hills and have already increased my average speed by just over half a mile an hour.
The cost of the bike fit by the way £25. In my view, money well spent.
The guys there are great and like Arejimlad Martin has ridden for Great Britain. The changes made included raising my seat, moving it backwards and the flipping the stem. The strange thing is that by making these adjustments I felt more relaxed and had more of a bend in my arms.
The first couple of times I went out after the fit I did get a little cramp in the calf muscle of my left leg, but a quick stretch got rid of this and I did remember being told that it will take time for my body to adjust, which it has. I now am able to get more power down quicker, stay seated in the saddle when going up hills and have already increased my average speed by just over half a mile an hour.
The cost of the bike fit by the way £25. In my view, money well spent.
Fnaar
Smutmaster General
- Location
- Thumberland
Snake oil, I tell 'ee, snake oil. We don’t get people to fit us for driving, do we?
Cyclist33
Guest
- Location
- Warrington
Yes. Yes it is.
Anyone can learn how to do it, and having learned, no one could assess one's own body's (and mind's) best fit better than oneself.
It's self-evident.
derrick
The Glue that binds us together.
- Location
- On the edge of London
If you have not done a lot of riding in the past, a bike fit would be alright, if how ever you have ridden for a long time you no what works and what does not, it would be interesting to have two bike fits done at two different shops and see if they come out the same, i very much doubt it.
simon the viking
Guru
Since reading this thread I have started to wonder about a professional fit and guy from my LBS came in to my shop and I asked him and he has quoted a similiar price to this so I might risk this amount instead of messing about with my own spanners and measurements!
Rob3rt
Man or Moose!
- Location
- Manchester
No-one will ever be needing a physio again then eh, since we know our body and mind so well, we can tell the cause of any issues right away
Cyclist33
Guest
- Location
- Warrington
No-one will ever be needing a physio again then eh, since we know our body and mind so well, we can tell the cause of any issues right away
I proffer we can tell what works for our own body better than a bike fitter can. No one from a bike shop has ever diagnosed any physiological issues for me, nor would I ever go to one for such a service. The ones at my LBSs can't even service a bike!
400bhp
Guru
Not for me.
BrianEvesham
Mask is gone!
- Location
- South Littleton, Evesham.
RedRider
Pulling through
- Location
- Location Embrocation
I'm another empiricist by instinct and fine-tuned a fit myself over a few months with saddle and cockpit adjustments. I'm not saying it's the most efficient way of doing things (I've never had an expensive bike fit) but I trust my body to tell me when I've found my sweet spot. Having been through the process over the last year I've now noted the important measurements of the feel-right position for future reference. There's good advice to be had asking on here.
Cyclist33
Guest
- Location
- Warrington
Good illustration of my point. Let's look at some of the variables to attain a good fit.
- Own body
- Own mind
- Own instinct
- Own empirical evidence
- Own technical knowledge
- The bike
- Fitter's empirical evidence
- Fitter's technical knowledge
- Fitter's instinct
- Fitter's empirical evidence
- Fitter's knowledge of rider's body
All of these can be carried out successfully by one person - the owner-rider of the bike in question, assuming that person is fitting their own bike to themselves. If the fitter is someone else, then the first five variables cannot be brought to the equation.
It is just like going to a curry house and saying "make me something that's the right level of spiciness for me". It's impossible for the chef to get it right except by chance. If you want to pay him to make you something he *thinks* is correctly spiced for you, and are willing to make yourself swallow the curry, then fine, who am I to stop you? Me, I'll be at home, making my own jalfrezi.
Stu
- Own body
- Own mind
- Own instinct
- Own empirical evidence
- Own technical knowledge
- The bike
- Fitter's empirical evidence
- Fitter's technical knowledge
- Fitter's instinct
- Fitter's empirical evidence
- Fitter's knowledge of rider's body
All of these can be carried out successfully by one person - the owner-rider of the bike in question, assuming that person is fitting their own bike to themselves. If the fitter is someone else, then the first five variables cannot be brought to the equation.
It is just like going to a curry house and saying "make me something that's the right level of spiciness for me". It's impossible for the chef to get it right except by chance. If you want to pay him to make you something he *thinks* is correctly spiced for you, and are willing to make yourself swallow the curry, then fine, who am I to stop you? Me, I'll be at home, making my own jalfrezi.
Stu
