Bike Fitting
ConspiracyTheory
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Dont mean to hi-jack the thread but my questions are on the same lines too.
Some places like 'CycleFit' in Covent Garden, who helped Tim Don with his fitting, charge £200... but Im guessing have masses of experience and equipment while some others use a software to get measurements. Which is best? Is it worth paying the extra to go get a 'decent' fit from Cyclefit?
Sorry again to OP about hi-jacking.
Some places like 'CycleFit' in Covent Garden, who helped Tim Don with his fitting, charge £200... but Im guessing have masses of experience and equipment while some others use a software to get measurements. Which is best? Is it worth paying the extra to go get a 'decent' fit from Cyclefit?
Sorry again to OP about hi-jacking.
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I have enquired at a place called Downland Cycles in Canterbury and they want £120 for a two hour fitting service. If I were to buy a standard shelf bike from them, how much adjustment/benefit am I going to get from having this fitting? And is the service reasonably priced?
If I decide not to go there, what information would I need from a bike fitting to then give to a bike shop if I bought via the internet?
It was definitely worth the money. At £200 I'd think twice, though.
Sorry, I'm not contributing much to the debate, just adding it for perspective [8D]
I went for a 'bike fit' at my local bike shop, the chap asked for just £15. I actually thought, due to this price, that the service wouldn't be very good/accurate. He basically looked at saddle height and position, stem length and bar height/angle. Nothing else! I still don't really know if my bike 'fits' but it feels better after his slight adjustments.
I'm just a little unsure as to the value.....£200/"120 for a fit. Surely this is just to cover the costs of the shops investment into the fancy computerised measuring stuff!
P.S. I'm waiting to hear why i'm wrong!
But do not accept to pay for a fit that takes 20 minutes, just taking your nmeasurements, put them in a computer and fiddle the bike towards the outcome numbers! Any idiot can do that(almost).
Get a proper fit, where they take time to tweak it, with small differences between positions so you can find the perfect compromise aerodynamics and comfort. Even if that means that the 'holy' calculated numbers are a bit different.