Bike fits
Crydda
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As a long time sceptic as to the benefits of a bike fit, I'm now a convert.
I changed my bike about a year ago and despite considerable tinkering, it didn't feel quite right, so I bit the bullet and booked a fit. The reasonably local vicinity and no connections to any retailler of the fitter, convinced me to fork out the cash.
After about five hours and numerous adjustments, a few of which seemed counter intuitive to me at the time, I still wasn't totally convinced.
However, now, after several rides of between 20 and 100 miles, I find my pedaling action feels smoother and more efficient, as well as experiencing improved comfort and reduced fatigue - in other words, this old boy feels like I'm now several years younger on the bike.
Have I just been lucky to find someone who could really help, or is this the general experience of those who've undertaken this, not inconsiderable costing investment?
I changed my bike about a year ago and despite considerable tinkering, it didn't feel quite right, so I bit the bullet and booked a fit. The reasonably local vicinity and no connections to any retailler of the fitter, convinced me to fork out the cash.
After about five hours and numerous adjustments, a few of which seemed counter intuitive to me at the time, I still wasn't totally convinced.
However, now, after several rides of between 20 and 100 miles, I find my pedaling action feels smoother and more efficient, as well as experiencing improved comfort and reduced fatigue - in other words, this old boy feels like I'm now several years younger on the bike.
Have I just been lucky to find someone who could really help, or is this the general experience of those who've undertaken this, not inconsiderable costing investment?
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Although initially, I wasn't totally convinced of the benefits, I was impressed by the thoroughness and it's only been during subsequent weeks I've become a convert.
seriously? 5 hours?
The book is at work so i'll take another piccie tomorrow.
its from his "pro cyclist on $10 a day" autobiography.
quite a nice light read, not badly written.
#bigthumbing
My bike fitter had been on one of the courses that suggested having the pedal under the arches of your foot was better for power transfer, so moved my cleats back about 8 cm. I'm not kidding. Felt like it does when you ride in flipflops on holiday.
Also made the discomfort from my injury even worse, which is quite some achievement.
That’s not to say they don’t have a place. If the OP has gotten value out of it then it’s all good.
His money his choice.
The OP admits to being a sceptic but, as someone else on here said “If the OP has gotten value out of it then it’s all good.” It looks like he’s getting more out of it than he would have had had by throwing his money on some deep carbon rims that go “whoosh, whoosh”.
I’ll take a total stab in the dark that 1 or 2 riders that HAVE had a bike fit of some sort have won a professional bike race or 2 and some might have finished ahead of Gaimon in races he competed in.
I love it how you so quickly pick some guy that backs up your personal POV when there are other valid and worthy perspectives.
IMO a bike fit is only really needed when you buy your first road bike to get you in the ballpark.
It worked for me and that's all I can say really.
Even the retul one I had, where they dress you like the Golum actor and do motion capture only took 2 hours.
The bike fit I reverted to from 20 years earlier took about 15 minutes.
It is in the bike fitting industry's interests to make the simple seem as complicated as possible.
how much did he charge you?
Does it matter?
If the OP is happy enough - his money, his choice.
It only matters in the sense that it is bothersome that cycling is the new golf, with corresponding costs -Rather than the fairly accessible activity most of us were first attracted to, that only required one moderate financial outlay to get started.
It's depressing that in addition to several grands worth of bike and rapha clothing, getting an expensive bike fit seems increasingly to be an accepted precursor to giving it a jolly good go at a sportive.