REtul bike fit!

Cervelo123
Cervelo123 Posts: 2
edited April 2014 in Road general
This system is a farce. All that they do to you is say that you are too low on you seat and plug you new products during the process. I was left £150 out of pocket and came away from the process with my saddle 3cm higher than before causing back pain.

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  • Strith
    Strith Posts: 541
    Great first post. Did you ask for a refund?
  • kingstonian
    kingstonian Posts: 2,847
    I had the opposite experience, but then again I needed the fit to get precise geometry etc for a bike I am having built rather than adjust an existing bike.
  • Grill
    Grill Posts: 5,610
    Cervelo123 wrote:
    This system is a farce. All that they do to you is say that you are too low on you seat and plug you new products during the process. I was left £150 out of pocket and came away from the process with my saddle 3cm higher than before causing back pain.

    I've been saying this for over a year (and had a similar experience). Who did your fit?
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  • Miles253
    Miles253 Posts: 535
    Ahh that's not what I wanted to hear, planning on getting one of these done. I feel you should ask for your money back, service not as described.
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  • ednino
    ednino Posts: 684
    I had mine done by the Shed in Hereford. Very good service that i'd recommend to anyone. Positioning on the bike is now much better & was give a printout showing all my angles/measurements before & after.
  • Austin316
    Austin316 Posts: 50
    I had one done and it was useful. I guess it depends who's doing it.
  • giant_man
    giant_man Posts: 6,878
    That's also what I've heard about the Retul system, think I will still recommend a GOOD fitter with a bike jig.
  • kajjal
    kajjal Posts: 3,380
    It also depends on how well you have setup your own bike already. If it is already well setup along retul lines there may be little adjustment needed.
  • Rodders30
    Rodders30 Posts: 314
    My retul fit stopped my knee hurting on long rides. It seemed like good money to me. I was pretty close with my setup, he only moved a few things a few mm and a 10mm shorter stem.
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  • rafletcher
    rafletcher Posts: 1,235
    Cervelo123 wrote:
    This system is a farce. All that they do to you is say that you are too low on you seat and plug you new products during the process. I was left £150 out of pocket and came away from the process with my saddle 3cm higher than before causing back pain.

    And just how many rides or what distance have you tried since you had your fitting?
  • blablablacksheep
    blablablacksheep Posts: 1,377
    Clearly this bloke isn't very good at writing a useful post, your missing so many important things like, who did fit, where it was done.

    What did the process involve .

    They wouldn't just put your seat up 3cms. There's no way in hell you would get to that point in a fit where guy hasn't noticed other adjustments that could be used.

    Or you got conned by bloke and his laptop pretending to offer a retul fit
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  • wardieboy
    wardieboy Posts: 230
    I'm pleased with the Retul fit I got, saddle went up, forwards and I got a longer stem. I'm more comfortable and more powerful now.
  • Tom_UK
    Tom_UK Posts: 171
    You realize retul is just the tool? They do not supply training just the tools, its down to the fitter to fit correctly
  • cswitch
    cswitch Posts: 261
    There are courses, whether they are run by retul or not I'm not sure. My experiences were good but it's like any service there's the bad ones and the good ones. Im stating the obvious but its always better to go on recommendations. You could also ask to see the qualification of the fitter.
  • jonny_trousers
    jonny_trousers Posts: 3,588
    Mine was pretty much a waste of money too. It was an interesting and enjoyable experience, but I've since changed almost every aspect of the set up I was given and I'm now really comfortable.

    I'm a little cynical of the 'science' aspect of it too, which charts what's wrong prior to adjustments being made, yet doesn't then re-check to show that those adjustments have improved matters.

    If I was ever to go for a fit again I'd want a lot less computer mapping and a lot more personal impression and experience, but then I guess an old boy in a club could give you that for free.

    Ps. Mine was about lowering the saddle and tilting it upwards, neither aspect of which I ultimately stuck with.
  • jonny_trousers
    jonny_trousers Posts: 3,588
    cswitch wrote:
    There are courses, whether they are run by retul or not I'm not sure. My experiences were good but it's like any service there's the bad ones and the good ones. Im stating the obvious but its always better to go on recommendations. You could also ask to see the qualification of the fitter.

    The guy I saw was an absolute gem, was clearly passionate about what he does, and was highly experienced. The system did, however, ignore a major aspect of what makes me comfortable on a bike - the position I need to be in so that I'm not over tensing my shoulders (amongst other things).

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