Bike fitting - Glasgow/Edinburgh

rc856
rc856 Posts: 1,144
edited January 2019 in Road buying advice
Hi folks,

I've read a few posts before about how getting a proper bike fit is well worth the money.
I've been thinking that I'd maybe fancy seeing if my position can be improved/made more comfortable but after a few searches, it appears that the likes of Cycle Fit and the Bike Whisperer are all London based.

So, as the title suggests, is there anywhere good......and not overly expensive...up north that does professional fitting/adjusting?

I'm in Ayrshire so Glasgow would be ideal but Edinburgh isn't too far away.

Cheers

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  • themightyw
    themightyw Posts: 409
    Rock and Road in Bridge of Allan near Stirling did a decent job for me. Not the cheapest, but good and detailed service.
  • Brian B
    Brian B Posts: 2,071
    The Tri Centre in Edinburgh also do a detailed service.
    Brian B.
  • rokkala
    rokkala Posts: 649
    +1 for Tri Centre, pretty cheap too
  • Weejie54
    Weejie54 Posts: 750
    Dales in Glasgow - Alpine at "Tiso Glasgow Outdoor Experience" round the corner from Dales.
  • Captain Fagor
    Captain Fagor Posts: 739
    Weejie54 wrote:
    Dales in Glasgow - Alpine at "Tiso Glasgow Outdoor Experience" round the corner from Dales.

    Personally, I wouldn't pay money for bike fitting advice from either of those locations.
  • Weejie54
    Weejie54 Posts: 750
    Personally, I wouldn't pay money for bike fitting advice from either of those locations.
    Personally, I wouldn't pay to get bike fitting advice from anywhere, having spent yeas learning what fits the slow and sometimes painful way. However, much as somewhere like Dales is frowned upon by some (frequently envious) of those in smaller shops, their BG Fit System has had positive reviews (the Trek system in the other shop has too).

    http://www.bikeradar.com/gear/category/ ... stem-32154

    Nothing like a bit of prejudice though!
  • rc856
    rc856 Posts: 1,144
    That's great. Thanks.

    Dales etc is nice and handy. Hopefully not too expensive?
  • GD73
    GD73 Posts: 29
    i've enquired how much the specialised bike fit costs at dales
    it take 2-3 hours the cost is £120.

    that excluding any equipement changes - bars + stem etc.

    buy all accounts it is a very detailed and exhaustive fit - checking your flexiblity, any past injuries, checking leg length, feet position/pronation etc and a detailed taking of you cycling history, this is before you even get on the trainer to assess your position.

    i have been sufferring with knee pain and apart from some rest i thought about having
    a proper bike fit just to make sure my bike setup isn't causing it.

    in fact i will probably have it done once my knee has recovered...

    if your curious the specialized web site has stuff about it. lets you know what your
    hard earned cash is going on!!!
  • rc856
    rc856 Posts: 1,144
    Excellent mate. I posted my last reply from my phone and hadn't seen the links etc which I've now read after your post.
    I'll have a look at the Specialized site and give Dales a phone.
  • rokkala
    rokkala Posts: 649
    Save yourself £85 and speak to the Tri Centre in Edinburgh first. Have done the BG Fit myself and ended up with saddle at least 2.5cm too low...
  • Glasgowbiz
    Glasgowbiz Posts: 2
    Worth checking out Drew Wilson @ VisualBikeFit. Ex-pro cyclist, Drew runs a bike fit studio at the foot of the Crow Road in Lennoxtown, Glasgow for local and visiting cyclists; and also offers a mobile bike fit service throughout Scotland.

    Feedback already posted for "Bike fitting in Scotland" here;

    Forum link; http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=12904130
    Website for bike fitting in Glasgow; http://www.visualbikefit.com
  • Douglas_shaw
    Douglas_shaw Posts: 4
    you could try either

    www.glasgowbikefitting.com

    www.edinburghbikefitting.com

    or
    www.garrykirkbikefitting.com

    search online for the IBFI

    https://ibfi-certification.com/

    the fitters at the above locations have been peer reviewed and accepted by an international board of bike fitters and all offer fit at a certain standard.
    not saying those without the IBFI arnt any good though.
  • imposter2.0
    imposter2.0 Posts: 12,028
    "international board of bike fitters" :lol:

    It must be christmas...
  • moonshine
    moonshine Posts: 1,021
    Drew Wilson at http://www.visualbikefit.com at the foot of the Crow Road
  • thegreatdivide
    thegreatdivide Posts: 5,807
    Rokkala wrote:
    Save yourself £85 and speak to the Tri Centre in Edinburgh first. Have done the BG Fit myself and ended up with saddle at least 2.5cm too low...

    The Tri Centre is cheap because it’s sub standard. I had a fit with them in 2011 and it ended up giving me serious issues. 44cm bars for a 5’ 7” rider...aye right. Any fit that involves a bloke sticking numbers in a laptop and hitting return is not a good bike fit.
  • Douglas_shaw
    Douglas_shaw Posts: 4
    it may surprise you to know that its not so unusual that a group of professionals who spend years of their life training and working in a specific field of work try and create a central body that recognises professional competence

    so a body that will reward professionals for bike fitting from an evidence base rather than standing back and looking at a customer and recommending changes to their bike to fix problems they don't have a clue about is a great Christmas present to bike fitters like me
    Imposter wrote:
    "international board of bike fitters" :lol:

    It must be christmas...
  • thegreatdivide
    thegreatdivide Posts: 5,807
    That makes senses.

    You did the fit for on a couple of bikes for my pal Brian a few years back. A happy customer.
  • imposter2.0
    imposter2.0 Posts: 12,028
    Douglas_shaw wrote:
    it may surprise you to know that its not so unusual that a group of professionals who spend years of their life training and working in a specific field of work try and create a central body that recognises professional competence

    so a body that will reward professionals for bike fitting from an evidence base rather than standing back and looking at a customer and recommending changes to their bike to fix problems they don't have a clue about is a great Christmas present to bike fitters like me
    Imposter wrote:
    "international board of bike fitters" :lol:

    It must be christmas...

    I'm just wondering how on earth you reconcile the multitude of different opinions, procedures, conflicting methodologies and 'ethereal' evidence bases into a single approach. If that's what you plan to do.

    Incidentally, 'standing back and looking at a customer' would be equally valid as a fitting approach, providing the evidence suggested that it had a positive effect on the rider.
  • turbo1191
    turbo1191 Posts: 501
    Speak to doug at edinburgh bike fitting - top bloke and Retul fit..

    http://www.edinburghbikefitting.com/
  • thegreatdivide
    thegreatdivide Posts: 5,807
    Doug posted three up from you ;-)

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